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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doj; pardons
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To: McGruff
A sad state of affairs.


81 posted on 12/01/2020 4:41:14 PM PST by henbane (The barbarians are inside the gates!)
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To: McGruff; All

Todd Starnes at Fox reports the next drib/drab demonstrates CNN plotting against Tucker Carlson as an extreme racist.

It appears the first drib re: 9/11 (which seemed weak) was just the beginning.


82 posted on 12/01/2020 4:43:12 PM PST by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: McGruff

Super duper bs.


83 posted on 12/01/2020 4:45:11 PM PST by madison10
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To: DiogenesLamp

No evidence??? Let’s get right on the case!


84 posted on 12/01/2020 4:45:27 PM PST by CommieCutter ("Trump is god emperor and he will win." -- some hacker )
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To: chiller

yes, wrong thread :(


85 posted on 12/01/2020 4:46:04 PM PST by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: McGruff

Funny how they all avoid the gorilla’s in the room


86 posted on 12/01/2020 4:47:30 PM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: RummyChick

“. . . in exchange for a presidential pardon or reprieve of sentence.” Would that include quietly allowing the traitor Pollard to slink off to Israel? If so, Kushner is the logical suspect.


87 posted on 12/01/2020 4:49:47 PM PST by Blurb2350
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To: RummyChick

Yep. The story they might be trying to create is that Flynn needed a pardon, Sidney is not being paid by Trump, but is providing advocacy...and the pardon also freed Sidney up at an important time. I think the story is BS, but we know how MSM is. It doesn’t matter if it’s true, it just matters if the unwashed hear it enough times.


88 posted on 12/01/2020 5:00:35 PM PST by Beach333 ( )
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To: God luvs America

It is out. James was on Mark Levin. Very damaging


89 posted on 12/01/2020 5:01:41 PM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: McGruff

Is that all they got? for real


90 posted on 12/01/2020 5:02:15 PM PST by DAVEY CROCKETT (Ec 1:2 The rest is, Vanity of vanities..vanity of vanities!All is vanity.)
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To: Professional

We are racing to a hot war....

****** is this real life?


91 posted on 12/01/2020 5:03:28 PM PST by DAVEY CROCKETT (Ec 1:2 The rest is, Vanity of vanities..vanity of vanities!All is vanity.)
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To: mass55th

Could be, I don’t know. But that won’t matter to the folks that get their news from CNN.


92 posted on 12/01/2020 5:04:34 PM PST by Beach333 ( )
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To: LoveMyFreedom

James who? O’Keefe? Damaging to whom? Wow, this is cryptic!


93 posted on 12/01/2020 5:04:45 PM PST by madison10
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To: rfp1234

I agree, sounds like total BS.


94 posted on 12/01/2020 5:05:16 PM PST by Beach333 ( )
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To: BroJoeK

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.

This wreaks to high heaven and I tell you, I don’t trust Barr at all. He is still there as is Wray. Those two are probably working together on some crazy plan.


95 posted on 12/01/2020 5:05:35 PM PST by hsmomx3
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To: McGruff

Does Christopher Steele have a part in the “investigation”?


96 posted on 12/01/2020 5:07:40 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: madison10

Yes O’KEEFFE. Damaging to CNN.


97 posted on 12/01/2020 5:08:14 PM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: LoveMyFreedom

Thanks. Saw O’Keefe had stuff to release re CNN.


98 posted on 12/01/2020 5:11:28 PM PST by madison10
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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

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In the video from Dutchsinse linked upthread, he reports that a rare earthquake occurred at the Navy VLF station in Osso (spelling?), Washington (Devil’s Peak).

A bunch of military installations arrayed in diagonal line traversing Nevada were hit with small earthquakes. Those sites are shown in roughly the center of the image below:

https://i.imgur.com/vSimCuV.png

The locations hit with rare earthquakes were military installations, nuclear test sites and radar stations.

There are powerline substations and volcanoes in the area too.

99 posted on 12/01/2020 5:12:24 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote

SORRY FOR PRIOR POSTS, WRONG THREAD!


100 posted on 12/01/2020 5:12:59 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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