Dershowitz urges pardon for Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell

Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz has urged the Trump administration to consider a pardon or commutation for Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend and madam, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell received a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and an array of charges related to her procurement of underage women for the late Jeffrey Epstein.

"Certainly she should get a commutation. The sentence was way, way, way in excess of anything she was alleged to have done," he told the Daily Mail. "She was in part a victim of Epstein. The fact that Epstein died made her a primary target and caused an excessive sentence to her. Some executive clemency is very much warranted in her case."

"I believe there will be a lot of people who would support some executive clemency for her," he added.

Dershowitz himself fought a years-long legal battle over accusations from the now-deceased Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre, who recanted her allegations before her death.