Donald Trump’s White House Is Reportedly Selling Pardons As His Term Comes To An End – By Tyler MacDonald (Inquisitr) / January 17 2021
A Sunday report from The New York Times spotlights an alleged pay-for-pardon scheme in Donald Trump’s White House. According to the publication, Trump’s allies have collected at least tens of thousands of dollars from wealthy associates and felons who are seeking pardons.
According to the more than three dozen lawyers and lobbyists interviewed by the publication, Trump’s pardoning increased after the head of state realized there is no path for him to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Among the people seeking pardons are Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, a Manhattan socialite involved in a fraud scheme, and the son of a former Arkansas senator.
“Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer John M. Dowd has marketed himself to convicted felons as someone who could secure pardons because of his close relationship with the president, accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a wealthy felon and advising him and other potential clients to leverage Mr. Trump’s grievances about the justice system,” the report read.
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