I have been writing for two years about Manafort's obvious pardon strategy. It just paid off. However, Manafort ranks as one of the least compelling candidates for pardon. He makes Marc Rich look like a pious, repentant petitioner.
jonathanturley.org/2018/08/24/137…
jonathanturley.org/2018/08/24/137…
...Manafort was convicted of crimes unrelated to the Russian investigation after a life of criminal, conspicuous consumption. He joins others on a virtual rogue's gallery of corrupt Beltway figures on the pardon list.
The pardoning of Jared Kushner's father is equally objectionable. Charles Kushner was convicted of preparing false tax returns, witness retaliation, and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. Kushner's pardon was the triumph of familial over legal criteria.
...Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie described Charles Kushner as responsible for “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” that prosecuted in his career. This is akin to the pardon given by Bill Clinton in his half-brother in the final days of his administration.
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