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Justice Department investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal
CNN ^ | December 1, 2020 | Katelyn Polantz

Posted on 12/01/2020 3:35:34 PM PST by McGruff

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.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doj; pardons
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To: carriage_hill
More “shiny things” to distract everyone from the GE Fraud.

You took the words right out of my keyboard.

101 posted on 12/01/2020 5:14:15 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: McGruff

But not investigating Biden’s child porn & FARA violations.


102 posted on 12/01/2020 5:18:45 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: God luvs America

It is safe to say if this had anything to do with Trump directly it would have been leaked in a New York minute. Play on words is intentional there....


103 posted on 12/01/2020 5:30:54 PM PST by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: Common Sense 101
"Gessh, absolutely pathetic..."

You act surprised, have you forgotten who these people are?

104 posted on 12/01/2020 5:35:06 PM PST by HangThemHigh (Entropy is not what it used to be.)
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To: McGruff

Can depend on CNN to keep the low info crowd/Antifa/BLM stirred up.


105 posted on 12/01/2020 5:36:11 PM PST by Sir Bangaz Cracka (Slamming dat white cracka'a head into dat sidewalk causin he be scared)
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To: PhiloBedo

DC District Court

Well, that’s all I need to know.

SPIT.


106 posted on 12/01/2020 6:02:12 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran 10/17/78 to 11/24/84 )
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To: McGruff

total horse manure


107 posted on 12/01/2020 6:03:07 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: McGruff

PLEASE!!!! EVERYONE!!!! WAKE THE FUK UP!!!! .... here's what it says: someone...."offered "a substantial political contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon or reprieve of sentence" for a convicted defendant whose name is redacted, according to the redacted documents.".... nothing points to ANYONE IN THE WHITEHORSE, only that an outsider offered out something in return for a pardon!!!!!

This is nothing more than smear tactics by the media to taint the White House with an allegation of SOME OUTSIDE PARTY potentially committing a criminal act!
108 posted on 12/01/2020 6:04:31 PM PST by LibFreeUSA ( )
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To: DiogenesLamp
"Who do you think they are "investigating"?"

Sorry, this is all news to me, I have no idea what's going on here.
I'm only saying, if the target is Trump, wouldn't they report that right off?

Others here mentioned Mark Rich, pardoned by Clinton, most likely, I'd think, in exchange for some kind of compensation.

But if the target is indeed Trump, then I'd agree with you that leftist government corruption has exploded beyond our (or at least my) previous imagination.

109 posted on 12/01/2020 7:01:52 PM PST by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...) )
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To: McGruff

If Trump is handing out pardons as he has every right to do they are for free. This is another gotcha attempt. The news outlets are all getting together to try to push Trump to concede.


110 posted on 12/01/2020 7:02:21 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: RummyChick
"It is going to have to be someone close to Trump."

Sorry, I didn't read it as an attack on Trump's presidency, for the obvious reason that Trump has not pardoned any wealthy supporters that I know of.
But Clinton did, and what about the Bamster?

111 posted on 12/01/2020 7:06:48 PM PST by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...) )
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To: hsmomx3
"I read at another site a comment which stated that Biden would not be sworn in, and this so-called bribe accusation will be the focus of another attempt at impeaching Trump."

Sure, anything is possible, but I've seen nothing to support such speculations.

112 posted on 12/01/2020 7:11:25 PM PST by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...) )
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To: McGruff
Beryl A. Howell Appointed by: Barack Obama

JudgeBerylAHowell.jpg

Just more fake claims made by somebody named anonymous.

113 posted on 12/01/2020 7:44:49 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: volunbeer
"It is safe to say if this had anything to do with Trump directly it would have been leaked in a New York minute. Play on words is intentional there...."

Good point. It would have been leaked back in August, or at least before now to do damage to President Trump prior to the election.

114 posted on 12/01/2020 8:00:59 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: BroJoeK
"Others here mentioned Mark Rich, pardoned by Clinton, most likely, I'd think, in exchange for some kind of compensation."

His ex-wife Denise Rich donated half-a-million to the Clinton Library. And that reminded me of the gift registry that somebody, perhaps the Clintons set up for themselves prior to leaving the White House. This NY Post article from 2002 says the gift registry was at Borsheim's.

BILL AND HILL’S LISTS OF SHAME – COUPLE’S STASH OF GIFTS WENT UNDISCLOSED, REPORT CHARGES

115 posted on 12/01/2020 8:07:09 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: All

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Pardon investigation is Fake News!

10:40 PM · Dec 1, 2020


116 posted on 12/01/2020 8:52:34 PM PST by McGruff
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To: JudyinCanada

I hope that too. Carter Page is.

I’m not sure if receiving a pardon hurts his chances of a successful suit. But I think the evidence is on his side at this point.


117 posted on 12/02/2020 3:35:07 AM PST by DannyTN (<P><a href="https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3902132/posts">)
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To: RummyChick

It’s pretty much all redacted after page 2.

It looks to me like it was a fishing expedition.


118 posted on 12/02/2020 3:44:28 AM PST by DannyTN (<P><a href="https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3902132/posts">)
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To: RummyChick

A-men!! But THAT would be “logical” and “logical” don’t work ‘round here no more.....lol


119 posted on 12/02/2020 5:28:45 AM PST by soozla (Truth prevails, regardless of who is willing to accept it ~ now or later. )
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