Donald Trump: son-in-law’s lawyer reportedly offered pardons for money

Donald Trump is working to forgive his friends before his term ends. Investigations in Washington DC suggest that bribes could flow into the process.

Updated on December 4, 2020 at 5:10 pm: A lawyer for Jared kushner, the best consultant and son-in-law of Donald trump, was suspected in the summer of having offered presidential pardons in tax matters in exchange for cash payments. That was reported by the “Washington Post” with reference to the US Department of Justice. A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday (December 1, 2020) revealed heavily edited court documents confirming an investigation into possible lobbying and bribery.

Donald Trump Calls Pardon Sale Inquiry “Fake News”

In the United States, no law specifically prohibits the advertising of pardons, nor is it in principle illegal to donate to a president after receiving a pardon. US anti-bribery laws only prohibit the express use of donations or other valuable gifts to grant a pardon.

Donald trump reject all blame on you and on your White House. On Wednesday (02/02/2020) he tweeted a single sentence, free of context: “Pardon investigations are fake news!”

Donald Trump wants to forgive three of his children

Update from December 3, 2020, 2:20 pm: That Donald trump with his three children Ivanka, Donald Jr. Y Eric trump as well as his son-in-law Jared kushner also your lawyer Rudy giuliani could issue a preventive pardon is now considered less secure. While the Trump family could probably receive “Get Out of Jail” cards (“The Daily Beast”), they could Rudy giuliani they were marginalized.

Reports suggest that Rudy giuliani The lawsuits and conspiracy theories surrounding the alleged completely evidence-free “voter fraud” in the context of the 2020 US elections were artificially prolonged to avoid prosecution. Donald trumpKenneth F. McCallion, a political expert and columnist for The Daily Beast magazine, suspects that Giuliani could foil the plans by leaving him and denying his front-line fighter forgiveness.

Trump wants pardons for his three oldest children and lawyer Rudy Giuliani

Update on December 2, 2020 at 3 pm: At the end of a term, a president of the United States often makes greater use of his right to clemency.

So i took advantage Bill clinton his last day in office to pardon no less than 140 people. Donald trump So far he has expressed his grace in 45 cases. Now the question arises who Trump could pardon in the remaining days of his term. Of course there is Rudy giuliani (see first report), but according to the “New York Times”, you can also consider Trump’s own family.

Donald Trump: Preventive Family Pardons?

Consequently, Trump has discussed with advisers whether he should also forgive his children and son-in-law in advance. Trump reportedly expressed concern that the Biden Administration’s Justice Department could target nearly the entire Trump family: Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared kushner.

After all, the contacts were made by Donald Trump Jr. Before the 2016 US elections with Russia already investigated by special investigator Robert Mueller, Trump Junior was never charged. TO Kushner The fact that he gave false information about his contacts with foreigners to federal authorities for their security clearance plays an important role. It is not clear from whom Eric trump or Ivanka Trump could have been guilty. They could possibly be involved in some dark machinations of the Trump Organization that are currently being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

In any case, the President of the United States is only empowered in federal criminal matters. Sorry to pronounce. However, its grace does not offer protection against crimes that affect national legislation. As a rule, the governors are responsible here. It is also questionable whether preventive pardons it would have some validity for imminent future criminal proceedings.

Donald Trump: Rudy Giuliani apologizes to the president of the United States

First report of December 1, 2020: Washington – Rudy giuliani is considered the most important whisperer on the team Donald trump. It is the former mayor of New York who, like no other, encourages the president-elect not to give in in the losing battle for re-election as president of the United States. To do this, Giuliani stands in front of the cameras, gives inflammatory speeches and accepts that the nation will make fun of the hair dye that runs down his cheeks during sweaty press conferences.

Rudy Giuliani: Donald Trump’s personal lawyer fights for the president of the United States

Now it appears that the once respected attorney received his salary in the form of sorry“by Donald trump calls for the keys to be delivered to the president-elect before the man in the White House on January 20, 2021 Joe biden must pass. According to a Washington Post report Rudy giuliani tried in the last week of November 2020 to convince Trump to protect him from any federal prosecution.

Washington Post sources, two participants in the conversation, later stated that Donald trump they have not yet made a definitive commitment to such action. This may also be due to the fact that there are no public complaints about any criminal offense of the Rudy giuliani stand in the room. However, Giuliani had to be questioned by the judiciary multiple times, including by the federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan regarding his business in Ukraine and his role in the removal of the US ambassador there.

Attorney Rudy Giuliani wants Donald Trump pardoned, and is unaware of any blame

Robert Costello, Rudy Giuliani’s personal attorney stated: “Mr. Giuliani is not concerned about this investigation because he did nothing wrong. That is our position from day one. “From the office of Donald trump There has been no comment so far, a spokeswoman ignoring the Washington Post’s request for a comment.

The width sorry, the Rudy giuliani and anticipating any charge or conviction is highly unusual in the US, but is based on important precedents. President George Washington pardoned the conspirators of the so-called whiskey rebellion and protected them from treason. The best-known example was provided by Gerald R. Ford, who pardoned Richard Nixon for all his actions during his tenure as president. Democrat Jimmy Carter pardoned thousands of Americans who had illegally prevented the war in Vietnam under current law.

So far Donald Trump has forgiven the people around him, will he soon forgive himself?

Donald trump So far he has used his power of grace generously in cases that concern him personally or of people who have a direct line to him or are personal friends of his, while thousands of other cases await his review. More recently, the president-elect pardoned his former security adviser Michael T. Flynn, who admitted to lying to the FBI in the course of the Russian investigation into Donald Trump.

Since then it has been speculated who Donald trump next sorry could. Rudy giuliani It would not be surprising, after all, that the former New York federal prosecutor was always loyal to the outgoing president. But the bigger question remains: Will Donald Trump try to forgive himself? (Christian Stör, Mirko Schmid)

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