Trump Pardons Eliminate $1.3 Billion in Restitution, Costing Victims and Taxpayers

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

A House Judiciary Committee review revealed that Trump’s pardons eliminated $1.3 billion in restitution from white-collar criminals and January 6 defendants. Notable cases include Todd Chrisley’s $17.7 million tax fraud pardon, Carlos Watson’s $36.7 million investor fraud clemency, and Lawrence Duran’s $87 million Medicare fraud pardon. Only 15% of $3 million in Capitol riot damages had been recovered before these pardons.

Key Actors

Donald Trump Trump Administration House Judiciary Committee Democrats Liz Oyer

Tags

pardon government-contracts justice-weaponization white-collar-crime judicial-abuse

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