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Hey everybody, free pardons for public corruption! We're also looking the other way! So get on with it!
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apnews.com
The move appears to be part of a broader Trump administration effort to weaken or altogether dismantle guardrails designed to protect good government and fair play in business and politics.
Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of federal public corruption charges
The moves continued a pattern of Trump, a Republican, using his second term to bestow unlikely pardons on political allies, prominent public figures and others convicted of defrauding the public.See also
Tennessee House Speaker, other TN lawmakers subpoenaed by federal grand jury
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury as part of an ongoing FBI investigation into Capitol Hill corruption. "It is not unexpected that I and other members would be called to appear before a grand jury to provide factual statements as...
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...a major political figure like James, which would more typically be led by the department’s Public Integrity Section. Staff in that office has been eliminated to just two officials down from roughly 30 since Trump’s inauguration, according to sources.
Trump apparently has very little need for people to keep an eye on public integrity.
And why not:
Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say
Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be significantly reduced in size, and its cases will be transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices around the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The move appears to be part of a broader Trump administration effort to weaken or altogether dismantle guardrails designed to protect good government and fair play in business and politics.