CNN: Justice Department investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal
The Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House or related political committee in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court records unsealed Tuesday in federal court.
Redacted from the court records is any reference to who is involved in the scheme.
NEW NEW: The Justice Dept is investigating a potentially criminal scheme of bribery for a presidential pardon.
LOTS redacted/unknown … but court records are here, released this afternoon by the DC District Court: https://t.co/4Bk6R7u41m
— Katelyn Polantz (@kpolantz) December 1, 2020
