How Trump’s Pardon Recipients Are Now Boosting Him

The Washington Post reports:

Never before had a president used his constitutional clemency powers to free or forgive so many people who could be useful to his future political efforts. A Washington Post review of Trump’s 238 clemency orders found that dozens of recipients have gone on to plug his 2024 candidacy through social media and national interviews, contribute money to his front-running bid for the Republican nomination or disseminate his false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.

The Post found 26 clemency recipients or their immediate family members have contributed to a Trump campaign account or a pro-Trump political committee. That means more than 1 out of 10 of the people who received pardons and commutations gave money either before they received clemency, afterward or in both periods, for a total of nearly $1.8 million. Much of that tally comes from real estate developer Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law.

Read the full article. Among the many pardoned by Trump who are now campaigning for him or promoting him in appearances: Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, Bernie Kerik, Joe Arpaio, Michael Flynn, Dinesh D’Souza, Paul Manafort, and Angela Stanton King.

Trump’s unprecedented abuse of pardon power now reaping political benefits as he seeks second term. Dozens of pardoned pals boosting him in the media, helping 2024 campaign and perpetuating election lies. https://t.co/MvqY2rFjcq

— Beth Reinhard (@bethreinhard) December 2, 2023

We knew Trump’s pardon-spree was one of the most corrupt (likely, THE most corrupt) in US history.

But this @washingtonpost story provides chapter and verse:https://t.co/TEQMwwj5Ep

— Jonah Blank (@JonahBlank) December 2, 2023