"I'm allowed to give her a pardon but nobody's approached me with it," Trump said. "It's in the news…but right now it would be inappropriate to talk about it."

Maxwell is serving 20 years in prison for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. Critics are calling on the Trump to release more information.

ANALYSIS: His own Justice Department called her a liar. Now the president’s allies prepare for testimony from the convicted trafficker that risks feeding conspiracy theories and overlooking victims, A