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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:03 PM Jan 2021

Onetime top adviser to the Trump campaign was paid $50,000 to help seek pardon for John Kiriakou ...

David Fahrenthold Retweeted

A onetime top adviser to the Trump campaign was paid $50,000 to help seek a pardon for John Kiriakou, a former C.I.A. officer convicted of illegally disclosing classified information, and agreed to a $50,000 bonus if the president granted it, according to a copy of an agreement.


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Onetime top adviser to the Trump campaign was paid $50,000 to help seek pardon for John Kiriakou ... (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 OP
Why isn't this "obstruction of justice" or bribery? Enterstageleft Jan 2021 #1
So this is "lobbying"? Midnight Writer Jan 2021 #2
How is this legal in any way? JDC Jan 2021 #3

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