Republicans Dangling Pardons to Obstruct Justice

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  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    Dangling Pardons
    4/22/24
    Promised to pardon his personal aide and "body man" Walt Nauta if he was convicted of lying to the FBI about his knowledge of Trump's illegal retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago if he becomes President again
    Firsthand account from a confidential witness who spoke with the FBI about their interactions with Trump
    Witness Tampering, Dangling Pardons
    6/18/22
    Strongly hinted that he would pardon people convicted of crimes related to the 1/6 insurrection by saying he'll be "looking at them very, very seriously," but only if they didn't cooperate with authorities
    According to a speech he gave that was covered by multiple outlets
    Dangling Pardons
    3/13/19
    Communicated through close intermediaries to his personal lawyer Michael Cohen that he would pardon him if he didn't cooperate with prosecutors and provide them with potentially damaging information about his business and financial dealings days after the FBI raided Cohen's office and residence
    According to the text of two emails obtained by CNN
    Publicly signaled he would pardon his former campaign manager Paul Manafort if he refused to cooperate with the Mueller investigation after it was reported Manafort repeatedly lied to federal investigators in violation of his earlier plea agreement
    According to an interview Trump gave with the New York Post