Trump pardons financial criminals including wire fraud convict and money launderers

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

President Trump issued pardons to multiple financial criminals in his first week, including a Trump loyalist convicted of wire fraud, a corporation fined $100 million for money laundering violations, and the son of a longtime Republican donor. The pardons extended to Rod Blagojevich who had been convicted of corruption charges for attempting to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat. These pardons established a pattern of using presidential clemency power to protect financial criminals connected to Trump’s political network.

Key Actors

Donald Trump Rod Blagojevich Financial criminals Republican donors

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pardon financial-crimes money-laundering wire-fraud corruption rod-blagojevich clemency

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