Trump pardon fest begins. Among those at head of the line: two ex Republican House lawmakers convicted of federal crimes.
Other pardons include George Papadopoulos, former Trump campaign aide who has spent months sending tweets praising Trump and anything and everything having to do with him.
We did a piece a few weeks ago that discussed George Papadopoulos and his pursuit of a pardon, among others. @kenvogel https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/politics/trump-pardons.html
Trump’s Pardon of Flynn Signals Prospect of a Wave in His Final Weeks in Office

Political allies and associates are starting to press for clemency as the president also considers extending his criminal justice overhaul by commuting lengthy sentences for other offenders.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/politics/trump-pardons.html
What did Duncan Hunter do? In his August 2018 indictment Duncan Hunter was accused of misusing $200,000 in campaign money on: family travel, school tuition, jewelry, groceries, extramarital affairs,flights for his family's pet bunny. Then he tried to conceal the illegal spending
Here is the full indictment document of Duncan Hunter at the link. He has now been absolved of these crimes. They did not happen, in the eyes of the law. https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/united-states-of-america-v-duncan-d-hunter-1-margaret-e/556b910433424aac/full.pdf
Here is the full indictment document of Duncan Hunter at the link. He has now been absolved of these crimes. They did not happen, in the eyes of the law. https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/united-states-of-america-v-duncan-d-hunter-1-margaret-e/556b910433424aac/full.pdf
Here is the full indictment document of Duncan Hunter at the link. He has now been absolved of these crimes. They did not happen, in the eyes of the law. https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/united-states-of-america-v-duncan-d-hunter-1-margaret-e/556b910433424aac/full.pdf
Duncan Hunter's wife also was charged in this case. She plead guilty. No pardon for her, at least so far. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/duncan-margaret-hunter-corruption-guilty.html#:~:text=The%20wife%20of%20Representative%20Duncan%20Hunter%20of%20California,and%20even%20plane%20tickets%20for%20their%20pet%20rabbit.
Representative Duncan Hunter’s Wife Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case (Published 2019)

Margaret Hunter has agreed to cooperate with the prosecution in a case in which she and her husband, a six-term California congressman, were accused of using more than $200,000 in campaign funds for...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/duncan-margaret-hunter-corruption-guilty.html#:~:text=The%20wife%20of%20Representative%20Duncan%20Hunter%20of%20California,and%20even%20plane%20tickets%20for%20their%20pet%20rabbit
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