Here's another theory on Trump's propensity to pardon those convicted of white collar crime. Perhaps he sees nothing wrong with fraud and corruption?
Here's a partial list of pardons for those convicted of fraud or corruption:
>>>Mr. Trump said on May 27 that he would
pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley,
who were imprisoned after being sentenced in 2022 on bank fraud and tax evasion charges. . . .
The White House said on May 28 that
Mr. Trump had pardoned former Rep. Michael Grimm of New York,
who had pleaded guilty in 2014 to tax fraud and related charges. . . .
On May 26, the president said he was
pardoning a former Virginia sheriff, Scott Jenkins,
who was sentenced to prison in March on fraud and bribery charges. . . .
Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden,
was convicted in 2018 for his connection to a scheme to fraudulently issue more than $60 million of tribal bonds . . .
Jason Galanis was
sentenced in 2020 to over a decade of prison time for his alleged involvement in several fraud schemes . . .
Former Illinois Gov. Rod
Blagojevich received a full pardon from Mr. Trump in February . . .
He was sentenced to 14 years in prison in December 2011 on 18 corruption charges . . .
Mr. Trump also
pardoned Michelle Fiore, a former city councilwoman and Nevada state lawmaker, in April. Fiore . . .
was found guilty in October on wire fraud charges.
In March, the president
pardoned former Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey . . . The Republican had
pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges concerning his attempt to funnel campaign money from his state seat to a federal race for Congress . . .
Earlier this year, Mr. Trump pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who was
convicted of securities fraud and wire fraud for
lying to investors in his electric truck company. . . .
The president commuted the prison sentence of Carlos Watson, who founded the digital media company Ozy, and was
sentenced to almost a decade in prison
for conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud. . . .
In April, Mr. Trump pardoned Paul Walczak, who had been sentenced earlier that month to 18 months in prison
for failing to pay over $10 million in taxes related to nursing homes he controlled. . . .
Mr. Trump pardoned former Arkansas state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, who had been
convicted on bribery and tax charges, on May 29. . . .<<<
President Trump has handed out pardons to convicted fraudsters who he argued have been unfairly targeted, including a number of his supporters.
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