Posted on 09/20/2025 8:34:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Trump's flurry of recent presidential pardons has cost crime victims and taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion in restitution and payments, according to a review by House Judiciary Democrats.
The pardons absolved hundreds of convicted criminals from having to pay for damages and restitution caused by their crimes. Victims have not been made whole, the Democrats said — including U.S. taxpayers who must now foot the bill for the millions of dollars in repairs and cleanup from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.
The Judiciary Committee Democrats' investigation, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, also cited several multi-million dollar restitution payments that were cancelled by Trump's recent pardons. The committee's review said, "with a far greater financial effect, President Trump's pardon spree has also swept in big-time corporate fraudsters, millionaire tax evaders, and other white-collar criminals. Thanks to President Trump's pardons, these convicted criminals now get to keep $1.3 billion in ill-gotten gains they stole from their victims and American taxpayers."
The Judiciary Committee Democrats said Mr. Trump's pardons absolved restitution payments to victims by Todd Chrisley, a former reality TV show star pardoned last month. Chrisley, who was freed from a 12-year prison sentence for tax and bank fraud, had been ordered make $17.7 million in restitution payments. Chrisley had denied all charges brought against him.
The president's commutation of former media mogul Carlos Watson not only spared Watson from a 9-year prison term, but also freed Watson from $36.7 million in restitution payments to investors he defrauded when he misrepresented the financial health of his digital start-up, Ozy Media. Watson had pleaded not guilty to all charges. Mr. Trump's commutation of Watson used language that mirrored the orders used in other orders of clemency.
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Sounds like a bogus, ‘Rat based analysis
Yawwwwwwn. I’m sorry. Did a demonicRAT say something?
Who knows if there was any money available to pay the restitution with?
Now do Bidens - start with Dr. Fauci, please.
Everyone involved in this Democrat committee should get the living sh*t beaten out of them.
How DARE they say anything about Trump, when the worst piece of sh*t to ever soil his pants in the Oval Office pardon 8000+ criminals, including his corrupt, nasty son?
If they came at me with this, I wouldn't say a word. I would start punching their faces and asking them if it feels good to get consequences for this scam they are trying to pull?
Liz Oyer, a former Justice Department pardon attorney, publicly stated that 24 individuals pardoned by Trump had collectively owed $1.3 billion in fines and restitution related to fraud and other financial crimes.
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These pardons reportedly wiped out those financial obligations, meaning victims may no longer receive court-ordered compensation.
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The largest single case involved $676 million in restitution that had been sought by prosecutors but not yet finalized by a judge, making the total figure somewhat speculative.
All these networks trying to get ahead of their fate🤣
Yet, the RATS don’t look at themselves just under creepy gropin’ pedophile slowjoe. According to research, “Joe Biden issued a total of 4,245 acts of clemency during his presidency, which includes 80 pardons and 4,165 commutations.” How much money were the victims and families denied under the RATS?
Liz Oyer, a former Justice Department pardon attorney, publicly stated that 24 individuals pardoned by Trump had collectively owed $1.3 billion in fines and restitution related to fraud and other financial crimes.
See here:
These pardons reportedly wiped out those financial obligations, meaning victims may no longer receive court-ordered compensation.
See here:
The largest single case involved $676 million in restitution that had been sought by prosecutors but not yet finalized by a judge, making the total figure somewhat speculative.
I wonder how they figure this, I thought there was minimal damage and very few injuries.
probably just cop math
Bs. The cost would be zero but for the malicious prosecutions.
Unbelievable gall compared to Biden’s pardons of real criminals. 🙄
Did they total up what Bidens autopen pardons coat taxpayers?
This is all bs, democrats never have cared about spending taxpayers money.
“ Liz Oyer, a former Justice”
Key word being “former”.
As in “fired”. For being a leftist hack.
In related news, a former German government engineer says the Allied victory over Nazi Germany costs billions in his calculation.
They could probably notate how much their dragging Trump into court cost taxpayers They could look at all the people they jailed and bankrupted t
For the crime of knowing Trump. They’re not only taxpayers but societal contributors to a high degree.
2 words, Jamie...(or letters). FU
Which was entirely the fault of Pelosi and the Rats.
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