President Donald Trump is considering granting a pardon to Steve Bannon, his former White House chief strategist and top campaign aide, who was charged with swindling donors to a private crowdsourcing effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two sources familiar with the matter…
Bannon, the former executive chairman of the right-wing Breitbart News, was one of four men indicted by a federal grand jury in New York in August on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with their roles in the non-profit group “We Build the Wall.”
Bannon has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, and is due to stand trial in May 2021…
Trump also has been considering giving preemptive pardons to as many as 20 close associates and family members, including his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, and his children, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump, none of whom have been charged with a crime.
You have to understand. Trump entertains no concept of moral or ethical behavior. He may issue a blanket amnesty for the hundreds of his fascist supporters who attempted an insurrection against Congress on January 6th. He may try to pardon himself in advance of his departure from the presidency.
8AM MST, tomorrow morning, 18th
“Trump to issue around 100 pardons and commutations Tuesday, sources say” https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/politics/trump-pardons-expected/index.html
“Initially, two major batches had been ready to roll out, one at the end of last week and one on Tuesday. Now, officials expect the last batch to be the only one — unless Trump decides at the last minute to grant pardons to controversial allies, members of his family or himself.
“There are a lot of people urging the President to pardon the folks” involved in the insurrection, Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday on Fox News. “To seek a pardon of these people would be wrong.”
“Can President Trump pardon mobs responsible for the Capitol riots?” https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/can-trump-pardon-the-mob-and-rioters-capitol-building-riots-how-much-was-damaged-in-the-capitol-rights/65-f3d17a19-f021-4af5-ad5c-f217c01a5f77
“Prospect of Pardons in Final Days Fuels Market to Buy Access to Trump : The president’s allies have collected tens of thousands of dollars — and potentially much more — from people seeking pardons.” https://indianexpress.com/article/world/prospect-of-pardons-in-final-days-fuels-market-to-buy-cccess-to-trump-7150970/
“President Donald Trump received an unsettling warning on his final Saturday night in the White House.
Huddled for a lengthy meeting with his legal advisers, Trump was warned the pardons he once hoped to bestow upon his family and even himself would place him in a legally perilous position, convey the appearance of guilt and potentially make him more vulnerable to reprisals.
So, too, was Trump warned that pardons for Republican lawmakers who had sought them for their role in the Capitol insurrection would anger the very Senate Republicans who will determine his fate in an upcoming impeachment trial.” (CNN 5:09 PM ET, Tue January 19, 2021) https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/trump-self-pardon-warning/index.html
“Trump ends it all with one final scam — and it bodes badly for Trumpism’s future” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/20/trump-final-scam-bannon-pardon/
“Trump’s final pardon spree, explained : Bannon got a pardon. Corrupt politicians from both parties got clemency.” https://www.vox.com/22238571/trump-pardons-bannon-broidy-corruption
“Here’s a full list of the people who Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/20/nation/heres-full-list-people-who-trump-pardoned-or-commuted-sentences/
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(1/24/21): “Michael Cohen Thinks Donald Trump Issued Secret Pardons for Himself, His Children and Giuliani” https://www.newsweek.com/michael-cohen-thinks-donald-trump-issued-secret-pardons-himself-his-children-giuliani-1564018
“President Trump’s pardons leave some of their subjects open to additional prosecution, experts say.” https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-pardons-may-poorly-worded-231844055.html