19 Jan 2021, 12:27 am
Trump ignoring the pleas of his old mentor Steve Bannon and celebrity wikileaks founder Julian Assange. But he is planning to pardon rapper and Trump supporter Lil Wayne who is serving 8 months in prison for gun posession 
19 Jan 2021, 12:34 am
19 Jan 2021, 12:45 am
the 74-year-old’s allies have collected huge amounts of money for access to the outgoing President from those seeking pardons before he leaves office, a bombshell new report by The New York Times has detailed.
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-ame ... 03a9002837
According to the Times, one former federal prosecutor, Brett Tolman, has collected “tens of thousands dollars, and possibly more, in recent weeks to lobby the White House for clemency” from three separate people.
John M. Dowd, Mr Trump’s former personal lawyer, has claimed his close relationship to the President could secure pardons, marketing himself to convicted felons and accepting tens of thousand dollars from them, giving advice to “potential clients to leverage Mr Trump’s grievances about the justice system”.
And what would this story be without former New York mayor – now Mr Trump’s personal lawyer – Rudy Giuliani, an
associate of who told ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou, who was jailed in 2012 for leaking the identity of an operative involved in torture, a presidential pardon was “going to cost $2 million”.
This is not news.
It is the default, on *both* sides.
Were you born yesterday?
19 Jan 2021, 12:47 am
But you aren't surprised, right?
Could you explain the rationale of your statement?
19 Jan 2021, 12:51 am
only magas are gullible in that regard.
Yes, it happens only on the Republican side.
only magas are gullible in that regard.
Of that I'm sure.
I am very sure you are sure of that.
Nice thinking as a group, guys.
10 points for consistency.
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19 Jan 2021, 3:33 am
But you aren't surprised, right?
Could you explain the rationale of your statement?
Because Trump has a long history of fraud. What's seriously going to stop him now?
19 Jan 2021, 6:59 am
Damn!
**EVERYONE** here is a lefty, other than me.
I need to go into Shintaro mode. 
19 Jan 2021, 7:15 am
I’m not a “lefty.”
Anyone calling me that get a karate chop to the ribs 
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This might answer your question Brictoria
20 Jan 2021, 5:04 am
So the final tally is 73 pardons
https://www.9news.com.au/world/presiden ... 6678f6de32
Among the criminals include;
Steve Bannon - Trump's former strategist was charged for defrauded donors in a "We Build the Wall" online fundraising campaign and is also thought to have been involved with inciting rioters in the Capitol Bld.
Elliott Broidy, a former top fundraiser for Trump's campaign who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy relating to a secret lobbying campaign to influence the Trump administration on behalf of a foreign billionaire in exchange for millions of dollars.
The rapper Lil Wayne received a pardon after pleading guilty to a gun possession charge in Miami.
Another rapper, Kodak Black, received a commutation after he pleaded guilty to a weapons charge.
Paul Erickson, the conservative political operative and ex-boyfiend of alleged Russian spy Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges
Robin Hayes, a North Carolina political donor convicted of trying to bribe officials;
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, convinced of federal charges including racketeering, extortion and the filing of false tax returns;
William Walters, a professional sports gambler convicted of insider trading
Aviem Sella, an Israeli air force officer who the US accused of being a spy.
Bob Zangrillo, the Miami developer and venture capitalist charged in the Varsity Blues college admission scandal, also received a pardon
