The business of brokering executive pardons has become the focus of an undercover hidden camera investigation examining how clemency is sought and obtained. The inquiry details intermediaries who charge substantial fees to lobby for pardons on behalf of convicted individuals. By bypassing traditional Department of Justice clemency review procedures, paid facilitators offer access and influence to clients seeking criminal record relief, highlighting the role of financial transactions and political connections in the process.
- An undercover investigation examines the commercial operations and financial arrangements behind private pardon brokering.
- Facilitators charge significant sums to advocate for clemency outside standard Justice Department evaluation channels.
- The findings highlight how access and influence can impact the executive pardon process for paying clients.
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I unsubscribed to 60 minutes now that the new overlords are running things. Shame but…things change in life, I suppose.
Yeah but can I trust you after the offseason purge?
Look up Trevor Milton. MAGA doesn't want you to know about this. A lot of MAGA are in pretzels right now trying to handwave everything that's going on. They've taken the media, they've unalived Americans, and now they're coming for our free speech. But they don't want you to know about that because it might hurt Trump.
“I beg your pardon?”
“Come back when you have some cash, crackhead.”
ITS DIFFERENT THESE DAYS
When was that not the case? It seems you're only now exposing it because you don't like who's in the white house 😂 we see thru you
Pay to play.. two-tier system of justice.. also, when these criminals get a pardon, they don't have to pay any money back to their victims. As long as somebody is rich, it's pretty easy to buy a politician or in this case the president
Wtf 🤬