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Brokers charging up to Rs 28 crore — for pardon from Trump White House: Report: The investigation centred on an August meeting at the bar of the Ritz-Carlton ...
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Trump says he’d consider pardoning administration officials before he leaves office
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CFTC is investigating Kinzinger’s Kalshi trades related to Biden pardons: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched an investigation into former ...
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Key FactsReport: CFTC Examines Adam Kinzinger’s Kalshi Bets
Sep 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- According to Politico, the CFTC is examining Kinzinger’s Kalshi trades concerning whether Joe Biden would pardon him.
- During his final hours in office, Biden preemptively pardoned Kinzinger and other committee members after Trump called for their imprisonment.
- Kinzinger confirmed the wagers, denied insider information, and said they produced total winnings of $823.
- Kinzinger was among ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
Trump was guilty of 'seditious conspiracy' rising to 'a level of criminal involvement by a president'.— Adam Kinzinger, describing his view of Trump's conduct
Maggie Haberman on Trump’s Second Term, Pardons and Iran: The longtime Trump chronicler and New York Times reporter talks about the midterms ...
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Paid articlePaywallTop Democrats pledge investigation into Trump pardon brokers if party regains control of Congress
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Paid brokers tout ties to Trump's orbit to lobby for presidential pardons: President Trump has developed his own vetting system for pardons.
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Embattled Rapper Paid $600,000 For A Trump Pardon That Never Came. Now He Wants His Money Back.
huffpost.com/entry/boosie-badazz-failed-trump-pardon-lawsuit_n_6a5a7502e4b0f033db1c72e3

Boosie Tried to Pay $600,000 for a Trump Pardon. It Was Never Going to Work: The rapper Boosie reportedly paid a group of D.C. lobbyists $600 ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-news/boosie-paid-for-trump-pardon-money-back-1235594024/

Trump pardon recipients face congressional investigation over "pay-to-play" questions
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OpinionDonald Trump’s Pardon Economy: Clemency is big business under Trump, who has pardoned Rod Blagojevich, George Santos, the reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley ...
newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/04/donald-trumps-pardon-economy

The flourishing industry of presidential pardons breaks records in Trump’s Washington
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Fugitive Canadian Hacker, Released by Serbia, Seeks Pardon from Trump: Andean Medjedovic, suspected of stealing tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency but ...
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Trumpworld Lawyer Busted in $500K Extortion Scheme: Attorney Joshua Nass is accused of shaking down a client after successfully winning him a presidential pardon ...
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Trump’s Pardon Office Is ‘Totally Decimated’: Former pardon-office staffers described a ‘decimated’ workplace as President Trump goes on a second-term pardon ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-pardon-office-decimated-ghislaine-maxwell.html

Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon: Lobbyists close to Trump say their going rate to advocate for a pardon is $1 million
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Paid articlePaywallFraudsters Lobbied Fraudster to Grant Presidential Pardon to Fraudster: There’s a distinct theme binding key actors in a saga that saw Donald Trump pardon a man ...
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Erkaufte sich ein Straftäter für 1 Million Dollar eine Begnadigung durch Trump?: Joseph Schwartz wurde von Trump begnadigt, obwohl das Justizministerium dagegen ...
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Did Trump ‘Drain the Swamp’? The New Breed of MAGA Lobbyists: A new breed of MAGA lobbyist is chasing the old firms out of Washington and updating the art of ...
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Jan. 6 defendants, allies vexed with Trump admin : The Jan. 6 defendants granted sweeping clemency by President Trump are growing increasingly vexed with his ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5250639-jan-6-defendants-trump/

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