Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers had contended that her conviction over the abuse of girls was invalid. Photo: AP PHOTO

US President Donald Trump has left the door open to a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

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Trump also said that Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison over his conviction on prostitution-related charges, had requested a pardon.

On the same day the US Supreme Court declined to hear Maxwell's bid to overturn her conv

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