Justice Dept. Investigating Potential Bribery Scheme for Trump Pardon

Posted on AllSides December 2nd, 2020
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Justice Department, Presidential pardons, bribes, Donald Trump

The Justice Department has been investigating whether intermediaries for a federal convict offered White House officials a bribe in exchange for a potential pardon or commutation from President Trump, according to court documents unsealed by a federal judge on Tuesday.

The documents were heavily redacted, and it was unclear who may have been involved. Nothing directly tied Mr. Trump to the scheme, and the documents said no one had been charged.

But the documents offered a few clues about what the White House may have known about the scheme. One...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/bribery-scheme-trump-pardon.html

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