IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 635 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Ghislaine Maxwell 
should not receive a pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency 
from the President of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CORREA, Ms. ANSARI, 
Mr. SUBRAMANYAM, Ms. TITUS, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. 
THANEDAR, and Mr. SWALWELL) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Ghislaine Maxwell should not receive a pardon, commuta-
tion, or other form of clemency from the President of 
the United States. 
Whereas, on December 29, 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was con-
victed in the United States District Court for the South-
ern District of New York on multiple counts related to 
the sexual abuse and trafficking of minors, including con-
spiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex 
acts, conspiracy to transport minors to participate in ille-
gal sex acts, transporting a minor to participate in illegal 
sex acts, sex trafficking conspiracy, and sex trafficking of 
a minor; 
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•HRES 635 IH 
Whereas evidence presented at her trial demonstrated that 
Ghislaine Maxwell actively participated in and facilitated 
the grooming and abuse of young girls by the now-de-
ceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including 
by luring children to Epstein’s residence; 
Whereas, on June 28, 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced 
to 20 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release, 
and is currently in the custody of the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons; 
Whereas Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell participated 
in or facilitated the sexual abuse of hundreds of children; 
Whereas childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking are hei-
nous crimes that have lifelong physical and mental health 
implications for survivors; 
Whereas Jeffrey Epstein is deceased, and Ghislaine Maxwell’s 
ongoing imprisonment is thus the only measure of justice 
available to these victims; 
Whereas there has been significant public speculation regard-
ing the possibility that the President may seek to pardon 
Ghislaine Maxwell, and when asked about this specula-
tion, he has explicitly affirmed his authority to do so; 
Whereas Article II, Section 2, Clause I of the Constitution 
provides the President ‘‘shall have Power to grant Re-
prieves and Pardons for Offences against the United 
States’’; and 
Whereas the Framers of the Constitution provided the Presi-
dent with such powers so he could address miscarriages 
of justice Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 635 IH 
(1) condemns child sexual abuse, sex traf-
ficking, and those who participate in or facilitate 
such criminal acts; 
(2) stands with the countless victims of Jeffrey 
Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes in their 
lifelong struggles for healing and closure; 
(3) affirms that Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction 
and sentencing were more than warranted by the 
facts, and any receipt of a pardon, commutation, or 
other form of clemency by Ghislaine Maxwell would 
deny survivors the justice they deserve; and 
(4) formally opposes the granting of a pardon, 
commutation, or other form of clemency to Ghislaine 
Maxwell. 
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