The Daily Populous Tuesday February 10th, 2026 night edition
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An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell told lawmakers Manday that she would be willing to testify that neither President Donald Trump nor former President Bill Clinton were culpable for wrongdoing in their relationships with Epstein, according to both Democratic and Republican lawmakers who exited a closed-door deposition with Maxwell.

Watch the clip in the video player above.

Democrats argued that Maxwell's assertion was an appeal to Trump to end her prison sentence. "It's very clear she's campaigning for clemency," said Rep. Melanie Stansbury, a New Mexico Democrat.

WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions about Epstein in House deposition, Comer says

Maxwell has been seeking to have her conviction overturned, arguing that she was wrongfully convicted. The Supreme Court rejected her appeal but she has asked a federal judge in New York to consider what her attorneys describe as "substantial new evidence" that her trial was spoiled by constitutional violations.

hous26 on February 9th, 2026 at 17:52 UTC »

You know MAGA is going to defend it after he pardons her. It is inevitable. They won't care that she raped kids if they are told not to.

NamelessResearcher on February 9th, 2026 at 17:49 UTC »

On the one hand, pardoning her will be bad for Trump's PR (yes, you may laugh hysterically). However, on the other hand, he can't just throw her under the bus, because she knows too much. He's caught between a rock and... well, not a hard place. More like a floppy little mushroom.

Munkeyslovebananas on February 9th, 2026 at 17:47 UTC »

> Ghislaine Maxwell not cooperating because she is campaigning for Trump pardon, Democrats say which is obvious to all.