"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.

The president reiterated that he is "allowed" to pardon the convicted child sex trafficker who aided Jeffrey Epstein.