CNN reported on Tuesday that the Department of Justice is now investigating a potential transfer of money to the White House in exchange for a pardon from Donald Trump.
BREAKING from CNN:
“The Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to a court record unsealed on Tuesday by the chief judge of the DC District Court.”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 1, 2020
We don’t know who it involves. We don’t know who the person seeking the pardon is. All of that is redacted. Appears to still be an active investigation.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 1, 2020
Search warrants were executed:
50 digital devices including iPhones, iPads, laptops, thumb drives and computer drives were seized after investigators raided offices.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 1, 2020
According to Katelyn Polantz, “The disclosure is in 20 pages of partially redacted documents made public by the DC District Court on Tuesday afternoon. The records show Chief Judge Beryl Howell’s review in August of a request from prosecutors to access documents obtained in a search as part of a bribery-for-pardon investigation.” Nobody has reportedly been indicted yet.
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