Anna Paulina Luna shoots down Maxwell pardon speculation: ‘The votes aren’t there’

Published April 24, 2026 11:36am ET | Updated April 24, 2026 11:36am ET



Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said House oversight and government reform committee Republicans are not supporting a pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Luna made the comments in a NewsNation interview days after Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chairman of the oversight committee, told reporters the committee was divided on whether to pardon Maxwell. Comer had said “a lot of people” on the committee were in favor of pardoning Maxwell in exchange for testimony.

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