Exchange of the Day

NBC News anchor Hallie Jackson interviewed a group of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims:

JACKSON: Show of hands, who would like to see President Trump definitively rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, every single one of you, Marikje, are you frustrated he hasn’t done so yet?

MARIJKE CHARTOUNI: Oh, absolutely, yeah. I mean, just toying with the idea is an insult.

JACKSON: What would you say to the President if he could hear you right now about this, about the potential part, and about the case, about all of this that’s in the ether right now?

MARIJKE CHARTOUNI: I would ask why he’s putting so much attention on the criminals and why he seems to value them more than us.

JACKSON: Does anybody else have thoughts on that?

AMANDA ROBERTS: I would say it’s so big right now because this administration ran their campaign on this. These were promises that they had made, and, and, and if you’re in that level and in that capacity, it’s your diligence, it’s your duty to do what your constituents, what your the American public, is asking you for. So that’s all we’re asking.

JESS MICHAELS: And it’s, it’s not just one side or the other. This is a non-partisan issue. Everyone is asking, even his base is asking.

JACKSON: Has anyone heard from anybody at the White House or any of their representatives?

GROUP: No.