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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:16 AM May 2018

It's Thursday, and that means more obstruction of justice from the WH.

Trump offers pardon to conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza for campaign finance violations

President Trump announced Thursday that he would offer a full pardon to conservative author and documentary filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to violating federal campaign finance laws.

D’Souza was indicted on charges that he illegally used straw donors to contribute to a Republican Senate candidate in New York in 2012. He was sentenced to five years of probation, including eight months living under supervision in a “community confinement center” in San Diego, and a $30,000 fine.

Prosecutors said he had other individuals donate money to Republican Wendy Long, a Republican challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in 2012, under the agreement that he would reimburse them for the donations.

Last year, D’Souza claimed he was targeted by the Obama administration for “political” reasons.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-offers-pardon-to-conservative-pundit-dinesh-dsouza-for-campaign-finance-violations/2018/05/31/b4939a08-64d5-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html
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It's Thursday, and that means more obstruction of justice from the WH. (Original Post) ehrnst May 2018 OP
Trump has an affinity for sleaze ball characters. procon May 2018 #1

procon

(15,805 posts)
1. Trump has an affinity for sleaze ball characters.
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:41 AM
May 2018

He pardoned Joe Arpaio, now its D’Souza. Can Roseanne Barr be far behind?

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