Michael Howell, 65, was convicted on Monday following a jury trial in Suffolk County Supreme Court, where prosecutors detailed how he used a combination of crack cocaine, heroin, intimidation, and repeated assaults to control his victim and profit off her exploitation in hotel rooms across Long Island and neighboring counties. According to evidence presented at trial, from April 2023 through February 1 of this year, Howell posted online advertisements offering the woman for sex and then pocketed the money she was paid.
Trump stated, 'I'm allowed to do it,' in response to questions about granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell. This indicates his openness to considering a pardon.
"I just want to say Pam Bondi, the US Attorney General, has zero credibility on this case because she says there's a list, there's not a list. Anyone who has been covering this case for a substantial period of time knows there's no list."
