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B.See

(8,135 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 08:06 PM 23 hrs ago

Federal Complaint Says Foreign Billionaire Used Illegal 'Straw Donor' Scheme to BUY a Pardon from Trump

'Corrupt bargain': Federal complaint says foreign billionaire used illegal 'straw donor' scheme to purchase pardon from Trump - Law and Crime via MSN

A billionaire supporting ... Donald Trump allegedly funneled millions of dollars through a "straw donor" scheme, according to a complaint filed by a nonpartisan public interest watchdog.

On Tuesday, the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) submitted a 16-page complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging a Venezuelan billionaire and banker "funneled" $3.5 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC months before he received a ... pardon.

the filing, at length:

[T]here is reason to believe that Velutini provided the funds to Herrera and directed her to contribute them to Trump's super PAC, in an effort to elicit leniency and clemency from Trump's administration. This type of corrupt bargain was, as noted above, not only consistent with Velutini's own prior behavior—i.e., pledging to make a $300,000 super PAC contribution in return for Garced's pledge to remove a regulator investigating one of Velutini's banks—but also with established practice in Trump's administration, which has openly transacted to provide pardons, commutations, and prosecutorial abdication in return for donations to his political organizations.
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Federal Complaint Says Foreign Billionaire Used Illegal 'Straw Donor' Scheme to BUY a Pardon from Trump (Original Post) B.See 23 hrs ago OP
The entire White House is a crime scene. They should wrap that yellow tape around the whole property. Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #1
Only natural-born US citizens should be allowed to buy Presidential pardons ! nt eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #2

Ocelot II

(129,903 posts)
1. The entire White House is a crime scene. They should wrap that yellow tape around the whole property.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 08:10 PM
23 hrs ago
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