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
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.
Pardons and commutations: A look at all 29 of the people Trump forgave
They include his own advisers, a Border Patrol agent, a Palm Beach County commissioner and a Miami pool cleaner.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base on Wednesday. Trump is spending the holidays at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. [ PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP ]
Published Dec. 24, 2020
WASHINGTON â 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-lawâs father and another of his allies convicted in special counsel Robert Muellerâs investigation.
Russian collusion was a fantasy : George Papadopoulos blasts Mueller probe for setting traps for Trump campaign and says we still need answers on how the investigation started after being pardoned by the president
Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos appeared on Fox News on Wednesday night, a day after receiving a presidential pardon
He thanked Trump before railing against his conviction and the Mueller report Russian collusion was a fantasy he claimed as he accused ‘the Obama administration’s intel agencies’ of targeting him
Papadopoulos also alleged that the Mueller investigators had ‘set various traps’ for him and other Trump campaign aides