President Pardons Ex-GSA, OMB Official

[James48]

Source: Government Exec.com

President Pardons Ex-GSA, OMB Official

David Safavian served nearly a year in prison for lying about his interactions with lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

TOM SHOOP | FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The series of pardons President Trump issued Tuesday included one for David Safavian, a top official at the General Services Administration and Office of Management and Budget during the George W. Bush administration. Safavian served time in federal prison for lying about his dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a high-profile scandal.

After a five-year federal investigation that spanned two trials and one successful appeal, Safavian was convicted in late 2008 on four counts relating to a golf trip he took with Abramoff in 2002. The former head of federal procurement policy at OMB was found guilty of obstructing a GSA investigation, lying on a financial disclosure form and two counts of making false statements.

While serving as GSA’s chief of staff, Safavian was invited by Abramoff to attend a golf excursion to Scotland and London. He sought the advice of GSA’s general counsel about the propriety of going on the trip, attesting that Abramoff “did not have business with GSA.”

But Abramoff had lobbied Safavian for help in purchasing or developing two GSA properties. One of them was the Old Post Office building in Washington, which later became the Trump International Hotel.

Read more: https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2020/02/president-pardons-ex-gsa-omb-official/163178/

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So Trump pardons the convicted felon who made it possible for Trump to lease the Old Post Office and make it into a Trump Hotel.

Trump->Felon->hotel deal->money in Trumps pockets-> Pardon for felonies.

It all fits together, doesn’t it? This is EXACTLY what George Mason warned James Madison about back in 1788. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/07/25/the-pardon-power-and-original-intent/

New Grounds for Impeachment.

[olddad65]

1. Mussolini was elected in 1922, and in 1925 dropped the pretense of democracy...

And openly became the fascist dictator of Italy.
Oddly enough, after a rigged election 3 years ago, Trumpolini is in the process of dropping the pretense of being a democratic president and openly becoming a fascist dictator.
What is that old saying? “If we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat it.”

[rickyhall]

2. Manson died too soon.

[LudwigPastorius]

4. Naah. No pardon for old Crazy Charlie.

He didn't have wads of cash that could've found their way into Trump's offshore accounts.

[rickyhall]

5. I figure dump would admire Charlie. He was a con man with a cult like dump.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

3. +1...

... this needs more rec's and exposure. I have not seen it mentioned in Zuckerworld yet.