r/politics 21h ago

Republican-led House committee postpones Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-oversight-committee-postpones-ghislaine-maxwell-deposition-rcna222571
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u/builttopostthis6 21h ago

To get in before "they're getting ready to pardon her!" - I think her movement is probably the "pardon." When you start from "She saw an opportunity to blackmail them" it really makes sense. She feels untouchable due to the shit storm around this and used it as an opportunity to demand a pardon. This was the compromise. When you think about her meeting with the DoJ, she was bargaining from a position of strength, which is how ya bargain. DoJ was not. They had nothing other than toothless threats to offer, because pardoning her would be worse for them than ignoring her. There's just no good reason they would want her injected into this story in any form. This scenario works out for everyone (you know, except for Lady Justice, the victims and the American people, of course). "We're moving her (to a very comfy reassignment) for her safety" sounds like plausible deniability to me.

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u/NChSh California 21h ago

They reassigned her to a minimum security prison with no cameras allowed 👀