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Trump Pardons Charles Kushner and 14 Others in Single-Day Corruption Spree

2020-12-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Trump pardoned his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, real estate developer Charles Kushner, along with 14 other allies in a single day, demonstrating brazen nepotism and abuse of presidential clemency power. Charles Kushner had pleaded guilty in 2004 to 18 counts of illegal campaign …

Donald Trump Charles Kushner Jared Kushner Paul Erickson Margaret Hunter +1 more Pardons Corruption Nepotism Abuse-of-Power Pay-to-Play

Rose Garden Amy Coney Barrett Ceremony Becomes White House COVID Superspreader Event

2020-09-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On September 26, 2020, President Trump held a Rose Garden ceremony announcing Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court that became what Dr. Anthony Fauci would later call a “superspreader event,” with more than 150 attendees packed together without masks for both an …

Donald Trump Amy Coney Barrett Melania Trump Mike Lee Thom Tillis +5 more COVID-19 Public Health Superspreader Event Supreme Court Accountability Crisis