Trump’s pardon of drug dealer and loan shark sabotaged major criminal investigation

[robosmith]

Trump’s pardon of drug dealer sabotaged major criminal investigation

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Donald Trump’s pardon of loan shark Jonathan Braun on his last day in office in 2021 “destroyed” a Department of Justice investigation, according to a New York Times report.

Braun was convicted of running an illegal marijuana cartel. He was one of the 142, including rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, who were issued surprise pardons by Mr Trump in the waning hours of his presidency.

At the time of his pardon, Braun had served a quarter of his ten-year sentence.

The commutation of his sentence reportedly dealt a “substantial blow” to the Justice Department’s criminal investigation that was aimed at members of the predatory lending industry who harmed small businesses.

The New York Times report added that the commutation “destroyed” any leverage the government had in the investigation.

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by robosmith

[TreeBeard]

You didn’t link to the article. 

[TreeBeard]

Do Trump supporters support the release of the drug dealer/loan shark?  If so, why?

[robosmith]

4 minutes ago, TreeBeard said:

You didn’t link to the article. 

Link at top of post. 

[TreeBeard]

Just now, robosmith said:

Link at top of post. 

The link goes to this topic, not to a source article. 

[robosmith]

45 minutes ago, TreeBeard said:

The link goes to this topic, not to a source article. 

Ooops. Fixed

[Rebound]

2 hours ago, TreeBeard said:

Do Trump supporters support the release of the drug dealer/loan shark?  If so, why?

If the drug dealer gives the Trump Syndicate enough money? Of course they support it!