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applegrove

(118,665 posts) Wed Dec 1, 2021, 04:00 PM Dec 2021

Dark Money Group Sought TFG Pardons

Dark Money Group Sought Trump Pardons

December 1, 2021 at 12:56 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 19 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/12/01/dark-money-group-sought-trump-pardons/

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Former Trump acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker earned $400,000 last year by helping a conservative “dark money” group secure pardons from his former boss, the Daily Beast reports.

Neither Whitaker nor the group reported the lobbying activity as required by law.

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Dark Money Group Sought TFG Pardons (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2021 OP

Perhaps not reported because that might expose pardons for sale and negotiating pardons? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #1

Bernardo de La Paz

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1. Perhaps not reported because that might expose pardons for sale and negotiating pardons?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 1, 2021, 04:06 PM

Dec 2021

Did it go like this? "Run ads for two weeks against Biden in 20 markets and I'll give you a pardon."

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