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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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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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CFTC is investigating Kinzinger’s Kalshi trades related to Biden pardons
Key FactsReport: CFTC Examines Adam Kinzinger’s Kalshi Bets
Sep 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nymag.com
  • 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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Top 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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Paid brokers tout ties to Trump's orbit to lobby for presidential pardons
Embattled Rapper Paid $600,000 For A Trump Pardon That Never Came. Now He Wants His Money Back.
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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 ...
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Boosie Tried to Pay $600,000 for a Trump Pardon. It Was Never Going to ...
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 ...
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Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy
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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Fugitive Canadian Hacker, Released by Serbia, Seeks Pardon from Trump
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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Trumpworld Lawyer Busted in $500K Extortion Scheme
Trump’s Pardon Office Is ‘Totally Decimated’: Former pardon-office staffers described a ‘decimated’ workplace as President Trump goes on a second-term pardon ...
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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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Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Fraudsters 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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Fraudsters Lobbied Fraudster to Grant Presidential Pardon to Fraudster
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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Did Trump ‘Drain the Swamp’? The New Breed of MAGA Lobbyists
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