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It is not just the corruption of Trump pardoning someone who was making him richer. It is also a two-tier justice system where the rich can buy freedom.
Binance paid the lobbyist $800K for the pardon, and were offering lobbyists success fees of up to $6 million.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
As a string ensemble played in the background, Donald Trump Jr. walked up with lobbyist Ches McDowell to chat with the president. Trump Jr. at one point pulled McDowell forward to shake the president’s hand, according to a livestream broadcast. After they went inside, McDowell took the president aside to discuss a pressing issue, according to people familiar with the matter: One of his clients was seeking a pardon. The client was Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. That afternoon, the president agreed to sign Zhao’s pardon, the people said. Zhao was one of the beneficiaries of a new, informal path to presidential pardons that has become a feature of Trump’s second term, which allows some clemency applicants with deep pockets or politically connected lobbyists to circumvent the traditional pardon process.
December 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
curvyson.bsky.social
Satire but with real world consequences.
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
curvyson.bsky.social
Any way we could convince you to run for the leadership of the NDP?
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
curvyson.bsky.social
Not to be alarmist or anything, but i would suggest that chaos is already here?
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM