Trump pardoned a construction-company owner whose family donated over $200,000 to his campaign

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned a construction-company owner whose family donated over $200,000 to his presidential campaign.

Paul Pogue pleaded guilty in 2010 to underpaying his taxes by nearly $500,000 and received three years' probation.

Citing Federal Election Commission filings, the Daily Beast reported that Pogue's son, Ben Pogue, the new CEO of Pogue Construction, and Ben's wife, Ashleigh, had donated over $200,000 to the Trump Victory PAC and Trump's official presidential campaign since August. Ben and Ashleigh Pogue donated $135,000 to the Trump Victory PAC in August, and Ben Pogue made an in-kind air-travel donation of about $75,000 in September, the Daily Beast reported.

FEC statements show that each maxed out their individual donation limit for Trump's presidential campaign, donating $2,800 for the primary and $2,800 for the general election. The couple also donated over $150,000 to the Republican National Committee.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pardoned-man-whose-family-donated-to-campaign-2020-2

[2naSalit]

1. Pardons for sale...

just like everything else.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Appears that is the Game Plan,

cut me a check and I will turn you loose.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. Bevin taught trumputin that trick.

[moondust]

3. Does the WH post its pardon menu

and prices in the window anywhere so the public can check to see in advance if it looks palatable?

[rurallib]

5. Got a feeling someone will have a price list posted

on the internets pretty soon.

[moondust]

6. And maybe on SNL.

[gratuitous]

7. If you have to ask what the price is . . .

Risible that the White House is denying that they made any sort of offer to Julian Assange in exchange for a pardon. Certainly Kerik and Blagojevich are out in front of the cameras to tell everyone what a swell fellow Donald Trump is, and no, they're not just saying that because he pardoned them, so stop saying that!

[tanyev]

4. I guess it is more efficient to pay it directly to Trump

rather than having it go through the U.S. Treasury and be funneled to Trump via over billing the Secret Service.



Also,

[Zolorp]

8. That's EXACTLY the shit the feds are investigating Matt Bevins over.

Bevins is going to end up in prison over pay to play unless Trump Parsons him for it before he's indicted. Pardoning Bevins would likely cost Trump Kentucky.

[lame54]

9. Do they go through Pardonpal?

[spanone]

10. Quid Pro Quo

[Blue_Tires]

12. If there's no rule of law anymore, WTF is the point?

[struggle4progress]

13. If you got the money, Honey