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That unanimous official statement is to soften the blow when they confirm Blanche, to make the victims feel better, or so they wish.

Technically it would take a constitutional amendment to make it illegal, while limits are needed on the pardon power, probably should wait until Dems control Congress before starting the process.

Probably means they are getting ahead of Trump's probable pardon of Maxwell. "But we said no, and he didn't care." 🙄

Nice, I guess. But is it anything more than an expression of opinion? "Gee, we kinda hope you don't do that." These same Senators were also unanimous on releasing the files, but they can't muster the nerve to vote "no" on the guy blocking their release. You'd hope they'd have more self respect.

No better the a MOU.

Well, they had to appear to be doing SOMETHING !

Constitutionally, the Article I branch (Legislature) can't stop the Article II branch (Executive) from issuing a pardon! Yes they can disagree, but the Constitution leaves that up to the Executive until they change the Constitution! A nonbonding resolution ends with the first word, nonbonding!

Would also like to see them vote for Trump's impeachment

The Epstein class will be sure Blanche gets confirmed because they need him to continue protecting them.

🤷‍♀️ Trump can still pardon her so who cares? It's a campaign ploy for most.

Well, that guarantees a pardon since he doesn’t like to be told no.

Truth be told! Do NOT confirm this 💩👿TBlanche!

Best: flipping the Senate in November to overwhelmingly D.

Even better: Impeach and remove trump from office. That will actually stop him from pardoning her and other pedophiles he's friends with.

Every senator who votes to confirm Todd Blanche is spitting in all of the survivors' faces... as well as on the graves of those who didn't make it.

What does that do??? Nothing. Trump's going to give her a pardon. He's gonna do it.

Is this being done now because blanch has been ordered to bring all records unredacted?

Amen

Who GAF about a Non binding resolution? It means nothing and frankly the BS theatre from Dems is getting old. Meanwhile next door republicunts are defaming Dr Fauchi for sound bytes. It’s all disgusting.

Non-binding

I’m calling Thommy Tillis every day!

Exactly. The mere fact that Tillis and Cornyn cannot categorically reject all things Trumpish now speaks volumes about who they were basically at their core. Slimy pieces of human excrement all.

If one candidate requires so many guardrails, pretty sure it's a sign that the person is not up to the job. It's like he needs a playpen.

Both

Hard no on the ‘dirty’ partisan hack to be AG. He’s corrupt!

EVEN THOUGH the media is reporting on Trump "saying he hasn't thought about giving a pardon Maxwell, but saying he has the power to," what's NOT being reported is the ego-driven impetuous toddler in him will be FORCED to do so if the Senate voices their opposition. He'll be unable to NOT do it.

At least they're all unanimous against any pardon.

He’ll just be kept as “acting” up until they’re all impeached.

Nonbinding means everyone gets to look good After the mid terms Ghislaine will be free, if Trump wins If Trump loses the mid terms, she will be dead

She should be in prison for the rest of her life with no pardon ever. So should Trumpstein. 

Non binding. When will someone - anyone - go on record?

Ghislane Maxwell should never be pardoned & should serve life in prison. What she did for Epstein & his creepy pedophiles pals is disgusting. Those pedophiles should be jailed until the day they die. Those cravings do not go away. The only good pedophiles is a dead one. They can't reoffend.

Nothing good that happens will mean fuck all as long as the coynte has his ridiculous pardon power. He'll use it to free every single kiddie fiddler and murderer he can if it means a nationwide, fatal mayhem that makes people forget the Trump-Epstein files for a single hour. Or just out of spite.

BEST (aspirational until Dems take the House): Impeachment and removal of the President, thereby removing his pardon power

Seems like Trump is left to choose between his AG choice or his slush fund. Because he can’t have both.

I thought they called off the vote on Blanche.

Republicans : Pardon, no. Country Club, sure. And make the guy who put her in the country club the next AG.

Is this just to give cover for Republicans to vote for Blanche?

BEST: Voting for Disbarment of Todd (Double D) Blanche.

Non-binding??????????

The fact that someone thought it necessary to say this is a very sad reflection on what America has become.

Inviolable! Trump wont agree to any of this because is job is preserving himself, his job and his wealth. He doesn’t know what inviolable means.

So courageous and bold of the Senate

Will only the one female be blamed for Epstein files?

Wait .. Trump was going to pardon Maxwell ?? Why isn’t this in the news ?? Sorry .. I forgot who owns the media .

How about both?

Hmmm.. non binding. That's really going to slow down Donald Trump. She'll probably get a cabinet position.

BEST: Impeaching or removing by 25th, he who shall not be named.

How about crimes in which Donald Trump was involved? That would be a self pardon.

They’ve trained us to want blood

Yep, just not as good as I wanted

What about her own crimes. Ppppllleeeaaassseee. She can fight against his crimes but what about her own crimes. People think about that!

My fear is that the former is essentially being traded for the latter.

Optics….

Hypothetically, if she was pardoned then brought up on State charges in, say New Mexico, she wouldn't be able to claim immunity. If she refused to testify, that would be Contempt of Court and a reason for time in hard-core prison.

BEST: actually holding hearings with trafficked women and those who investigated it all along

A #Michigan based crime that cannot be wiped away with a federal pardon although perhaps they grant immunity to get the other coconspirators.

That’s what’s been written. And sex trafficking is also a state crime. We need to know if AG Leticia James would open an investigation.

Here in #Michigan an international crime ring that trafficked minor girls is being entrusted to a small town sheriff instead of the state AG who is a #Democrat. This is a coverup to protect the money 💰 💰💰 #Epstein

It's probably so they can excuse it away when the rapist in chief pardons her anyway.

Frump will go ahead and pardon her anyway.

Republicans know Trump is going to pardon her & they are trying to distance themselves to save their political careers. Too little, too late.

I have this feeling they aren't gonna take the better option.

Unfortunately it is a NON-BINDING vote! Of course, if Trump give her a pardon it’s basically a confession!!!

A non-binding resolution is as good as a wooden nickel. Both will get you nothing.

Doesn’t matter! They should grow a spine and impeach, convict, and remove the criminals!

BEST: impeaching Trumplthinskin and all his appointees!

Big sigh of relief. THANK YOU!

And saying out loud, that is why they are rejecting him.

There ya go. YES that would be better.

Do not confirm Blanche. He works for one man, not We the People.

Todd may not like that Statement..!

also, put her back in high security

A nonbinding resolution. That reassures us.

What does it mean, non-binding?

…and BEST is yet to come?

The male pedophiles are still looming over the nation with grubby eager little fingers. The woman pedophile is carrying all their weight. - And all of that tracks with how depraved our patriarchy has become.

It’s still appalling to me that no men are being held accountable for these crimes

This means that Republicans are voting yes.

“Non-bidding”….

A shot across the bow of S.S. Blanche.

This is my fear--that the "good" becomes a Susan Collins-brand excuse for not doing the "better."

They may have just sealed her death warrant. Remember Epstein!

Or FOR FUCKS' SAKE.

I dont not give a sht of what they're suppopsedly doing. NO ONE HAS SEEN HER IN THIS NEW PRISON CAMP. YEAH, they visited and checked it out, but Garcia also said that the staff were not granted access to Maxwell during the visit. The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

How do we know she's still there? He probably secretly let her loose if she did not tell the whole story! Blanche met with her, no problem. With the VICTIMS/SURVIVORS, something had to be held up that he wanted. He's a POS who does shady sht. He dont care about the law.

Thank god it's not binding and therefore irrelevant.

Honestly I kinda hope he pardons her though. The damage he does to himself with that move would be so much bigger than her life.

But they let Trump get away with raping children.

In France they call that “political gesticulation”

BEST: Removal off Trump from office and prosecution of everyone in the files, everyone in his cabinet, and Constitutional Amendments giving judicial and Congressional oversight over pardons and refutation of non governmental incorporate rights.

Non binding. Isn't that like they, "think" it but can't say it outloud?

You know they are too hot in Todd Blanche now. That statement will unfortunately be enough to alleviate some in Congress. Susan Collins style "our statement is enough, he learned his lesson". So what even if he did, Trump is gonna trump.

Non Binding.

Probably means they will vote for him.

Whether you believe or not, she will have a bleak outcome. The GOP just want to reward her to defend Trump

Exactly 💯

What’s amazing is that Americans don’t have universal healthcare It’s free in the UK! Wake up America!

It's the very least they can do.

I fear they are trading one for the other…..

I think the pardoning thing is a distraction. For republicans. It allows them the look like they care but does nothing to address the actual issues at hand. Also by keeping her in prison republicans can say that justice has been served while protecting all of the other perps

They know Katie Phang’s lawsuit to get the Epstein files unreactedis gonna shed some light on some things

Oooh an official statement. Wow. That's so meh. Did they yell "shame shame" repeatedly as well?

Voting NO on Blanche’s would mean that the senate did something useful and that would create an unrealistic expectation that they can do their jobs. Sooo… probably won’t happen

Good, then put her back in real prison 🤬

Do not confirm this Bastard Blanche. He knows the content of the Epstein Files and he still supports the Child Rapist Orangie.

Todd Blanche is a yes man—and not Attorney General material.

It’s non binding… so it’s just posturing for their campaign stump speeches.

Release the Epstein files! @usatoday.com @cnn.com @nbcnews.com @pbsnews.org @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

BEST: 25th amendment or big beautiful obituary

Non-binding. Chicken sh!#$. Subpoena his orange face!

This could be cover for their yea vote on his confirmation

Anything containing the phrase “non binding” is pointless as for as Trump is concerned. When Maxwell threatens to blackmail him Trump will pardon her.

Shameful that they had to do it

I'm glad. She would've spewed lies in favor of Trump's "innocence" for a pardon. We don't need more untruths out there for MAGA to hold onto.

At this point, it's deliberate.

Weak. Trump has already made a mockery of the pardon, pardoning worse people- well, maybe not worse people, but you get the point.

Only a pedophile would pardon a pedophile and sex trafficker. We should frame it as such.

The woman who solicited underage girls is a naughty lady who must be punished per the GOP; but every single piggy male who assaulted and raped those underage girls is worthy of protection by the GOP. Have I got that right?

So everyone said "this sounds like a good idea, but be fucked if we are actually going to do anything useful a out it" Non-binding=worthless virtue signalling.