The unanimous Senate resolution passed in late July 2026, with support from both parties including all Republicans, has sharply reduced prospects for a presidential pardon or clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell before the end of the year. The non-binding measure explicitly urges that she serve her full 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking convictions tied to Jeffrey Epstein, reflecting broad institutional resistance to any executive action that could be viewed as preferential treatment. President Trump has declined to rule out reviewing the case but has given no public signals of intent to act, while his acting attorney general has stated no recommendation for clemency would be made. These developments, combined with Maxwell’s exhausted appeals and the political risks of revisiting a high-profile conviction involving minors, underpin traders’ strong consensus against a pardon occurring by the deadline.