Democratic Sen. Peter Welch (Vt.) and Rep. Dave Min (Calif.) on Thursday sent letters to 17 people who received pardons or commutations from President Trump, asking whether the president granted them leniency under “pay-for-play” circumstances. The lawmakers said the individuals got Trump’s clemency “under suspicious circumstances,” according to a list of recipients released by Min’s…
Politics
·
Democrats launch probe on whether Trump pardons were ‘pay-to-play’
CN
CitrixNews Staff
Originally reported by The Hill
Related Articles
Politics
Special Counsel to Investigate Trump Administration Lawyer for Possible Misconduct
Federal judges in Rhode Island ordered an investigation into a lawyer who withheld information about a migrant’s interna...
CitrixNews Staff
·
28 minutes ago
Politics
Cohen on ‘shameful’ Tennessee redistricting erasing his House district: ‘Next stop is the courts’
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) vowed legal action Thursday after Tennessee passed a new House map that carves up his majorit...
CitrixNews Staff
·
53 minutes ago
Politics
Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales
Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales56 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on Goo...
CitrixNews Staff
·
1 hour ago
Politics
Pirro ‘not surprised’ after DC officers placed on leave amid crime stats probe
More than a dozen Washington, D.C., police officers were placed on leave this week amid an internal investigation into t...
CitrixNews Staff
·
1 hour ago