DOJ investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal

[Sand Castle]

(CNN)The Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House or related political committee in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court records unsealed Tuesday in federal court.

The case is the latest legal twist in the waning days of President Donald Trump's administration after several of his top advisers have been convicted of federal criminal charges and as the possibility rises of Trump giving pardons to those who've been loyal to him.

The disclosure is in 20 pages of partially redacted documents made public by the DC District Court on Tuesday afternoon. The records show Chief Judge Beryl Howell's review in August of a request from prosecutors to access documents obtained in a search as part of a bribery-for-pardon investigation.

Justice Department investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal

The Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House or related political committee in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court records unsealed Tuesday in federal court.

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Donald Donald Donald, the White House family grifting gig may be up!

 

[Lex Talionis]

This administration? Certainly not. I cannot believe it.

 

[lemmiwinx]

Whew! Good thing Trump packed the supreme court with conservative judges. Means I can sleep soundly tonight and feel good about things.

 

[Lex Talionis]

Whew! Good thing Trump packed the supreme court with conservative judges. Means I can sleep soundly tonight and feel good about things.

How did the court packing work out for the post election lawsuits?

 

[Hamish Howl]

 

[lemmiwinx]

 

[Buckeyes85]

Whew! Good thing Trump packed the supreme court with conservative judges. Means I can sleep soundly tonight and feel good about things.

Spoken like a true patriot committed to truth and justice.

 

[Sand Castle]

Spoken like a true patriot committed to truth and justice.

Trumpians believe donald is going to go on his merry way, fun and wild rallies for 2024, some golf, maybe a tv show.

2021 is going to be a long and tortuous year for donald. Executive priveledge, obstructing justice, firing IGs, Barr blocking State investigations of the trump's. All going bye bye.

GOP blocking for donald, just wait, donald out of power, the oppressed chicken shit Republican lawmakers, will turn on trump like vultures.

 

[jpn]

This looks kind of bad, especially when juxtaposed with this headline:

Trump Has Discussed With Advisers Pardons for His 3 Eldest Children and Giuliani

 

[jpn]

Meanwhile, we read this:
Justice Department rushing to expand execution methods like firing squads for federal death row inmates

Pardons for those who have lived privileged lives, execution for those who were born into very different circumstances.
The Trump JD is also investigating gassing prisoners to death, which I think is particularly appropriate for this administration.

Some ask "do they deserve to die?" Others ask, "do we deserve to pass that judgement on them?"

 

[j brown's body]

This is very unfair to Trump, as this announcement draws attention to this possible revenue stream for him and thus, is bound to to stifle it

I wonder who it could be. There are just so many criminals in Trump's orbit to choose from.