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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: McGruff

This must be about the Obama years


61 posted on 12/01/2020 4:17:50 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: McGruff

MSNBC references an Axios story which implies Trump OFFERED pardons to some one ? re: immigration. Sorry, very vague, that’s all I was able to catch

Axios, meanwhile, has nothing on it.


62 posted on 12/01/2020 4:18:03 PM PST by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: chiller

someone has posted the actual document on this thread..going to watch to see what 4chan does with it.


63 posted on 12/01/2020 4:19:15 PM PST by RummyChick (I blame Kushner.)
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I’m smelling scared rabbits in the MSM. This isn’t a bad thing. They understand what is about to happen and this is a panic story.


64 posted on 12/01/2020 4:20:08 PM PST by mlitefan (Long time lurker...)
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To: mlitefan

Clearly FUD. No way a billionaire who donates a lot of money is seeking money for pardons. This is a pathetic and weak claim that reeks of sheer desperation. Sounds like we may have chance to overturn the election fraud.


65 posted on 12/01/2020 4:23:50 PM PST by StolarStorm
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To: ransomnote
Dutchsinse is an amateur enthusiast who tracks seismic activity occuring on seismographs and official sources across the world. I won't have time to watch it, but thought the red text on the image for this video posted 2 hours ago was interesting.

If you do watch it, note that it often captures dead air and then the video starts a few minutes or more into the recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpEnS6G6QPQ


66 posted on 12/01/2020 4:24:39 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: Beach333

I thought Powell asked Trump not to pardon Flynn, because she wanted him exonerated via the court process.


67 posted on 12/01/2020 4:24:49 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: McGruff
Oh boy! Finally going after Clintoon for Marc Rich pardon! eye roll
68 posted on 12/01/2020 4:26:15 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (BOYCOTT The NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR & Faux Snooze! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper!)
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To: McGruff

Again CNN is just pulling a load out of the DeepState keister.


69 posted on 12/01/2020 4:27:07 PM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: Beach333

Smells like BS. Now that election fraud whistleblowers are coming out with their testimony, the Derp $tate is desperately trying another hoax story to discredit the WH and to dissuade State Legislators from doing their duty by decertifying the fraud.


70 posted on 12/01/2020 4:27:26 PM PST by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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To: McGruff

another O’Bammy Judge

https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/howell-beryl-alaine


71 posted on 12/01/2020 4:28:40 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!! Help beat the leftist media at their own game.)
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To: McGruff
Obama-appointed judge involved, of course. One side plays hardball, the other tiptoes around like they don't belong there.
72 posted on 12/01/2020 4:29:22 PM PST by Major Matt Mason (Q is the larpiest larp that ever larped.)
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To: McGruff

You have to hand it to the deep state. They cover all their bases.

After the steal, Trump can’t do much his last two months EXCEPT pardon a bunch of people. What better way to try to ruin even that part of his presidency than to come up with a story that will make him think twice about really going strong with it. Hopefully, Trump effectively tells them to go to Hell and pardons like crazy.


73 posted on 12/01/2020 4:30:18 PM PST by Stravinsky (Politeness will not defeat the Marxist revolutionaries)
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To: McGruff

Of course. Some out of control lib.


74 posted on 12/01/2020 4:31:23 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: LoveMyFreedom

they must be out as its trending on twitter.


75 posted on 12/01/2020 4:33:02 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: McGruff

This is nothing more then Russian Hoax part II.

The Democrats set up the Russian Hoax long before the President won in 2016, this has all the marking of them setting the President Trump in case he won re-election and they would have four more years of investigations.


76 posted on 12/01/2020 4:33:37 PM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: RummyChick
Saw this on Instapundit.

"Prosecutors hadn't provided evidence to the judge, however, of any direct payment, and instead showed evidence that a person was seeking clemency because of past and future political contributions."

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/417513/#respond

77 posted on 12/01/2020 4:35:40 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: lodi90

but who who they be asking to pardon?


78 posted on 12/01/2020 4:35:48 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: volunbeer

who would have more to gain from letting this out after the election??? Trump or biteme?


79 posted on 12/01/2020 4:39:02 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: pnz1
Yeah, I suppose this is on par with Hunter selling foreign countries and companies access to Joe?

No because that is an allegation that came from a hacked laptop that wasn't hacked and has been debunked by the media that didn't print or investigate it. This, on the other hand, is true because they say so.

80 posted on 12/01/2020 4:39:15 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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