'Hoo boy!' Republicans stun journalist by mulling 'politically cancerous' move

President Donald Trump's Republican Party stunned a journalist on CNN on Wednesday after a new report indicated that Republicans are seriously considering a "politically cancerous" pardon.

Politico reported that lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are split over whether to approve a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, who is currently serving a more than 20-year sentence for her role in his crimes.

"Maxwell, who was deposed by the Oversight Committee as the sole convicted accomplice in the Epstein sex trafficking scheme, previously invoked her Fifth Amendment right in declining to answer the panel’s questions. Her lawyer has said that she would only speak if granted clemency — a power available solely to Trump, who has not ruled out the prospect of a pardon," the report reads in part.

Journalist Scott MacFarlane was asked about the report on CNN's "The Lead" with Jake Tapper.

"Hoo boy!" MacFarlane said. "Try to find a Democrat to vote for that thing. It's like playing the Powerball. You could win, but you're not going to. You could find a Democrat to support giving her clemency. You will not. So let's start there.

"This thing is politically cancerous to all who touch it," he added. "I can't imagine they're going to find a critical mass to support that toxic idea."