Democracy Matters Sep 3, 2024

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Drug Smuggler With Trump Presidential Pardon Arrested for Assaulting Wife, Her Elderly Father
https://www.crimeonline.com/2024/08/22/drug-smuggler-with-presidential-pardon-arrested-for-assaulting-wife-her-elderly-father/

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Drug Smuggler With Presidential Pardon Arrested for Assaulting Wife, Her Elderly Father

A convicted drug smuggler and loan shark pardoned by then-President Donald Trump in 2021 was arrested earlier this month for assaulting his wife and her 75-year-old father. Nassau County, New York, court records say that Jonathan Braun, 41, has been charged with assault with injury on a person 65 or older, two counts of assault …

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U.S. Politics in Real TimeNov 27, 2023

Trump's pardoning of a Kushner-linked drug smuggler undercut a larger DOJ investigation

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pardon-kushner-drug-smuggler-jonathan-braun-doj-predatory-lending-2023-11

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Trump's pardoning of Kushner-linked drug smuggler undercut DOJ probe: report

On his last day in office, Trump pardoned Jonathan Braun, a convicted smuggler, despite later calling for drug dealers to receive the death penalty.

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Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Nov 27, 2023

In case you had any illusions that #Trump was not a #mobBoss… read about this 11th hour #pardon, 12:51 a.m. on his last day in office

<< A Staten Islander with a history of violent threats, Mr. Braun had told a rabbi who owed him money: “I am going to make you bleed.”>>

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Trump Pardoning a Loan Shark Undermined Federal Investigation: Report

Donald Trump's pardon of Jonathan Braun, a loan shark convicted of running a marijuana ring, derailed a federal investigation into predatory lenders.

Rolling Stone
U.S. Politics in Real TimeNov 26, 2023

Trump’s Pardoning of a Loan Shark Derailed a Federal Investigation: Report

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-pardon-loan-shark-jonathan-braun-1234897002/

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Trump Pardoning a Loan Shark Undermined Federal Investigation: Report

Donald Trump's pardon of Jonathan Braun, a loan shark convicted of running a marijuana ring, derailed a federal investigation into predatory lenders.

Rolling Stone
jackhutton 🇺🇸Nov 26, 2023

The corruption is profound. [Gifted article, no paywall, NYTimes.com]: A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners

A commutation for a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun had broader implications than previously known. It puts new focus on how Donald Trump would use his clemency powers in a second term.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/politics/trump-pardon-braun.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BU0.9HRT._3QYMHoFnh-E&smid=em-share

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A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners

A commutation for a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun had broader implications than previously known. It puts new focus on how Donald Trump would use his clemency powers in a second term.

The New York Times