The Washington Post reported last night that President Trump is revamping the pardon process to go through the White House.
This is yet another instance of the reshaping the justice system to accommodate Trump, and the team he's assembled is...not ideal:
This is yet another instance of the reshaping the justice system to accommodate Trump, and the team he's assembled is...not ideal:
Leading the group is Jared Kushner, who was only allowed to join the WH after DOJ reversed 4 nepotism opinions.
He’s managing Trump’s campaign, which received $200K from the family of someone Trump pardoned.
And he recently violated the Hatch Act.
citizensforethics.org/press-release/…
He’s managing Trump’s campaign, which received $200K from the family of someone Trump pardoned.
And he recently violated the Hatch Act.
citizensforethics.org/press-release/…
Pam Bondi recently defended Trump in the impeachment trial, but is best known for taking an illegal $25,000 donation from the Trump Foundation when she was Florida AG, and then failing to take any action on complaints against Trump University.
citizensforethics.org/trump-foundati…
citizensforethics.org/trump-foundati…
Finally, Matt Whitaker failed to recuse from the Mueller investigation, against DOJ recommendations.
CREW sued for his financial disclosures which were mysteriously edited 5 times before DOJ released them. Still trying to get to the bottom of that:
citizensforethics.org/lawsuit/doj-wh…
CREW sued for his financial disclosures which were mysteriously edited 5 times before DOJ released them. Still trying to get to the bottom of that:
citizensforethics.org/lawsuit/doj-wh…
These are the people that are now in charge of the Trump administration process on pardons and clemency.
The best we can say about their qualifications is that they have interacted with the law, but have not always been on the right side of it.
The best we can say about their qualifications is that they have interacted with the law, but have not always been on the right side of it.
