New Details Emerge in the 'Pardon for Cash' Bribery Scheme; Now We Have Names
By Mike Miller | Dec 04, 2020 12:00 PM ET
As my RedState colleague Jeff Charles reported on Tuesday, the Justice Department is in the midst of an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme in which a presidential pardon was sought — before President Trump presumably leaves office on January 20.
According to court documents that were unsealed on Tuesday, the plot involves pardons in exchange for bribes.
“The court records, which were unsealed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, say the DOJ investigation involves two people, whose names are redacted, who were improperly acting as lobbyists to secure the pardon for a person whose name is also redacted. The plot involved the person offering ‘a substantial political contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon or reprieve of sentence.’â€
Now, as reported by the Daily Wire, new details emerged on Thursday night — and those two redacted people have been named. The New York Times reported that the investigation involves a top fundraiser for Trump and an attorney connected to the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Neither Trump nor Kushner are mentioned as having participated in the alleged scheme, not whether either or both of them had knowledge of it if it occurred. Additionally, no bribe was ever paid.
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