The president reiterated that he is "allowed" to pardon the convicted child sex trafficker who aided Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump continued to not rule out pardoning Ghisla. He also said he "never had the privilege of going to" Epstein's private island

Survivors of Epstein’s abuse testified that Maxwell played a central role in recruiting vulnerable young women and girls to be groomed for sexual abuse

Maxwell is serving 20 years in prison for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. Critics are calling on the Trump to release more information.

Maxwell, who was the only person convicted in connection with the sex trafficking ring operated by the late financier Epstein, met last week with officials from the Department of Justice as the Trump administration tries to deal with a backlash over its failure to release the so-called “ Epstein files. ”