23 Dec 2020
President Donald Trump issued another round of pardons on Wednesday to sixteen people, including his former campaign manager Paul Manafort, his sometimes adviser Roger Stone, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charlie Kushner.
Charlie Kushner was prosecuted in 2005 by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was New Jersey’s Attorney General at the time. Kushner, a top donor to Democrats, plead guilty to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering, and making illegal campaign donations.
He admitted hiring a prostitute to lure his brother-in-law into having sex in a Bridgwater, New Jersey, hotel and sent the video of it to his wife, in an effort to prevent him from cooperating in the investigation.
The Nebraska Senator blasted Trump s pardons in a terse statement This is rotten to the core
President Donald Trump announced 29 more pardons Wednesday, after giving 20 on Tuesday
He rewarded loyalists like Jared Kushner s father, his former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime crony Roger Stone
Kushner family was greatly embarrassed by the prosecution of Charles Kushner
His tawdry crime included setting up his brother-in-law with a prostitute, videotaping it and then trying to blackmail him over it
Pardons of Manafort and Stone reward two loyalists who didn t cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller s probe, which both men were convicted under
President Trump, arrived Wednesday evening in Palm Beach to spend a third and final Christmas holiday as president in his adopted hometown.
Over 100 devoted followers of the president lined the motorcade route along Southern Boulevard on Wednesday evening. The motorcade slowed while passing the crowd and the president waved through the window.
Those dotting the roadway, like the president, were in no mood to acknowledge the election defeat. This definitely is the last motorcade of this year, said Stan Brown, refusing to concede that the holiday visit could be Trump s last as president. If he s not given a second term I am going to fly my flag upside down for the next four years.
Charles Kushner, Paul Manafort: A look at the 29 people President Trump pardoned or gave commutations
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
By Michael Balsamo | The Associated Press
For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, his son-in-law’s father and another of his allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The list also included people whose pleas for forgiveness have been promoted by those supporting the president throughout his term in office, including conservative media personalities and Republican lawmakers.