If Ghislaine Maxwell were to receive a pardon, it would send public trust in Donald Trump, already at a historically low point plummeting even further. Such a move would not only outrage much of the American public but also raise serious questions about his motives. It would be widely interpreted as a desperate attempt to prevent Maxwell from testifying or revealing potentially damaging information about him. Maxwell may be Epsteined to keep her off television, away from book deals, and out of the public eye, burying whatever truths she might otherwise disclose.