Donald Trump issued another wave of pardons on Wednesday, granting clemency to his former campaign chief Paul Manafort, his former adviser Roger Stone and to Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
They were among the 26 pardons that the White House disclosed on Wednesday. In addition, Trump commuted the sentences of three others.
The White House released the list shortly after Trump left for Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fl, for the holidays.
Stone and Manafort were among those convicted as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Stone, the self-described campaign “dirty trickster,” was convicted last year on charges of witness tampering and making false statements, and was sentenced to 40 months in prison. But in July, before he was to start his prison term, Trump commuted his sentence.
Manafort, who chaired Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was serving a seven-and-a-half year prison sentence, but was released to home confinement in May.
They were among the 26 pardons that the White House disclosed on Wednesday. In addition, Trump commuted the sentences of three others.
The White House released the list shortly after Trump left for Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fl, for the holidays.
Stone and Manafort were among those convicted as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Stone, the self-described campaign “dirty trickster,” was convicted last year on charges of witness tampering and making false statements, and was sentenced to 40 months in prison. But in July, before he was to start his prison term, Trump commuted his sentence.
Manafort, who chaired Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was serving a seven-and-a-half year prison sentence, but was released to home confinement in May.
- 12/24/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump is balking at the massive $2.3 trillion Covid-19 relief and government funding bills that overwhelming passed Congress and has asked lawmakers to return to amend the bill to increase “ridiculously low” direct payments of $600 per person.
Trump has yet to sign the 5,000-plus page legislation, and he spent much of a White House video statement ridiculing some of its provisions, including aid to foreign countries, along with $40 million to the Kennedy Center, “which is not even open for business.”
The bill package included $900 billion for Covid-19 relief and $1.4 trillion for the ongoing operation of the federal government. So it includes not just the Covid-19 relief, but a wide sweep of appropriations across all sectors of the government to fund ongoing, along with a host of other provisions.
Trump’s statement was posted to his Twitter feed less than 15 minutes after the White House announced a series of pardons to 15 individuals,...
Trump has yet to sign the 5,000-plus page legislation, and he spent much of a White House video statement ridiculing some of its provisions, including aid to foreign countries, along with $40 million to the Kennedy Center, “which is not even open for business.”
The bill package included $900 billion for Covid-19 relief and $1.4 trillion for the ongoing operation of the federal government. So it includes not just the Covid-19 relief, but a wide sweep of appropriations across all sectors of the government to fund ongoing, along with a host of other provisions.
Trump’s statement was posted to his Twitter feed less than 15 minutes after the White House announced a series of pardons to 15 individuals,...
- 12/23/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On May 17th, 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was named to lead a special Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and any ties between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. After nearly two years and hundreds of protestations from the president, that investigation is now officially over.
On Friday, Mueller’s office submitted its final report to the Justice Department. According to the Wall Street Journal, the report was first delivered to the office of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who turned it over to Attorney General William Barr.
On Friday, Mueller’s office submitted its final report to the Justice Department. According to the Wall Street Journal, the report was first delivered to the office of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who turned it over to Attorney General William Barr.
- 3/22/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Trump, had his sentence postponed by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.
U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan didn’t mince words in his courtroom remarks, barely hiding his outrage as he pointed out that Flynn had committed a “very serious crime” in the West Wing of the White House. Sullivan at one point wondered aloud whether Flynn had committed treason. “Arguably, this undermines everything this flag over here stands for,” the judge told Flynn.
U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan didn’t mince words in his courtroom remarks, barely hiding his outrage as he pointed out that Flynn had committed a “very serious crime” in the West Wing of the White House. Sullivan at one point wondered aloud whether Flynn had committed treason. “Arguably, this undermines everything this flag over here stands for,” the judge told Flynn.
- 12/18/2018
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Former foreign policy advisor to President Donald Trump, George “Coffee Boy” Papadopoulos, says he plans to run for Congress only days after he was released from a 12-day prison stay. Papadopoulos was sentenced for lying to the FBI when he was questioned regarding his contacts with foreign officials in the Russian government during the election.
Papadopoulos first told The Daily Telegraph of his intentions Friday and later confirmed the news in a tweet.
New: George Papadopoulos, the Trump adviser jailed over Russia meddling probe, wants to run for Congress in...
Papadopoulos first told The Daily Telegraph of his intentions Friday and later confirmed the news in a tweet.
New: George Papadopoulos, the Trump adviser jailed over Russia meddling probe, wants to run for Congress in...
- 12/15/2018
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly offered conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi a plea bargain in connection with his investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. Corsi, a vocal birther during the Obama years and an early proponent of the QAnon conspiracy theory, proclaimed his innocence on Twitter Sunday.
“I continue to support Donald Trump and I did not lie to Mueller’s inquisition. I invite you all to watch, starting tomorrow. Q attackers join hard-left in trashing me. #Maga,” he wrote.
In an interview with the New York Times,...
“I continue to support Donald Trump and I did not lie to Mueller’s inquisition. I invite you all to watch, starting tomorrow. Q attackers join hard-left in trashing me. #Maga,” he wrote.
In an interview with the New York Times,...
- 11/26/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Paul Manafort, the disgraced Republican lobbyist and former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, was set to face trial later this month over allegations of money laundering, illegal foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and conspiracy against the United States brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. It would have been the second trial for Manafort in a month, after a jury in northern Virginia convicted him on tax and bank fraud in late August.
But Manafort has apparently seen enough of the courtroom. On Friday, he plead guilty to two...
But Manafort has apparently seen enough of the courtroom. On Friday, he plead guilty to two...
- 9/14/2018
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos got 14 days in the hoosegow today after pleading guilty to lying to feds.
The first person sentences in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of 2016 Russian election interference also got slapped with 200 hours of community service, a $9.5K fine, and a year of supervision.
Papadopoulos, one of the key players in the Russia probe – or, as Trump described his role, a “coffee boy” – pled guilty late last year to lying to investigators.
The adviser told The New York Times that he lied to agents to distance himself from what was likely an illegal act.
Shortly after news of the sentence broke, CNN’s Jake Tapper unfurled a look at his one-hour interview with Papadopoulos.
In the interview the former campaign advisor insisted that he never alerted the Trump campaign about Russian dirt. More accurately, Papadopoulos hemmed and hawed, and finally settled on,...
The first person sentences in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of 2016 Russian election interference also got slapped with 200 hours of community service, a $9.5K fine, and a year of supervision.
Papadopoulos, one of the key players in the Russia probe – or, as Trump described his role, a “coffee boy” – pled guilty late last year to lying to investigators.
The adviser told The New York Times that he lied to agents to distance himself from what was likely an illegal act.
Shortly after news of the sentence broke, CNN’s Jake Tapper unfurled a look at his one-hour interview with Papadopoulos.
In the interview the former campaign advisor insisted that he never alerted the Trump campaign about Russian dirt. More accurately, Papadopoulos hemmed and hawed, and finally settled on,...
- 9/8/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Eleven months after agreeing to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos was sentenced in federal court on Friday. He will serve 14 days in prison, submit to 12 months of supervised release and pay a fine of $9,500.
Papadopoulos came under scrutiny after he confided to an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails” — and an intermediary had offered to share them with the Trump campaign.
Papadopoulos’ admission, which the Australian government passed...
Papadopoulos came under scrutiny after he confided to an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails” — and an intermediary had offered to share them with the Trump campaign.
Papadopoulos’ admission, which the Australian government passed...
- 9/7/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Seth Meyers unpacked a lot of baggage on Tuesday night when it came to Donald Trump’s nominee Brett Kavanaugh for the vacant Supreme Court seat.
“Let’s just step back for a moment and consider the fact that Trump is trying to appoint someone to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court while simultaneously being implicated in a truly staggering number of criminal cases and corruption scandals,” Meyers pointed out.
He added, “That’s like Bonnie getting arrested and saying, ‘You know who would make a great judge?….Clyde.'”
Meyers proceeded to pull out receipts of all those recent indictments, guilty verdicts and pleas that have been hovering over Trump as a result of the Robert Mueller investigation including Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, Chris Collins, and Duncan Hunter.
The late-night host also pointed out that Trump openly admitted on Twitter that he wanted the...
“Let’s just step back for a moment and consider the fact that Trump is trying to appoint someone to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court while simultaneously being implicated in a truly staggering number of criminal cases and corruption scandals,” Meyers pointed out.
He added, “That’s like Bonnie getting arrested and saying, ‘You know who would make a great judge?….Clyde.'”
Meyers proceeded to pull out receipts of all those recent indictments, guilty verdicts and pleas that have been hovering over Trump as a result of the Robert Mueller investigation including Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, Chris Collins, and Duncan Hunter.
The late-night host also pointed out that Trump openly admitted on Twitter that he wanted the...
- 9/5/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
President Trump finds himself backed into a corner, wagging a fire poker at anyone or anything that dares cross him — the liberal media, his former lawyer-fixer, defenestrated White House aides, a dead senator. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation continues to gain strength with each passing week, and more and more members of Trump’s inner circle are reportedly cooperating with Mueller’s team and opening their respective vaults. (In the case of one of Trump’s New York Rich Guy Friends, David Pecker, there exists a literal vault...
- 8/31/2018
- by John Hendrickson
- Rollingstone.com
John Dean knows what it’s like for a scandal with the power to destroy a president to stalk the White House. Dean served as White House Counsel under President Nixon and can testify to the enormous toll that lying, deflecting, hiding and obstructing took on him and his colleagues following the 1972 Watergate break-in. A few months after Nixon fired him, in 1973, Dean testified before the Senate and became the first member of the Nixon administration to directly implicate the president in the cover-up. After serving four months for conspiracy to obstruct justice,...
- 7/18/2018
- by Seth Hettena
- Rollingstone.com
John Dean knows what it’s like for a scandal with the power to destroy a president to stalk the White House. Dean served as White House Counsel under President Nixon and can testify to the enormous toll that lying, deflecting, hiding and obstructing took on him and his colleagues following the 1972 Watergate break-in. A few months after Nixon fired him, in 1973, Dean testified before the Senate and became the first member of the Nixon administration to directly implicate the president in the coverup. After serving four months for conspiracy to obstruct justice,...
- 7/18/2018
- by Seth Hettena
- Rollingstone.com
Paul Manafort’s legal headaches just intensified.
The former Trump campaign chairman has been indicted on additional new charges. He is being charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Manafort’s business partner Konstantin Kilimnik has also been indicted.
Manafort has already been a target of special counsel Robert S. Mueller. He is under house arrest and awaiting trial after having been charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to launder money, and other crimes. He plead not guilty.
Earlier in the week, Mueller’s team accused Manafort of witness tampering and asked a judge to consider ending the former Trump advisor’s house arrest.
Mueller’s probe into possible collusion between the Russian government and members of the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election has already resulted in charges being brought against 20 people and three companies. There are four former campaign associates among the indicted – Michael Flynn, Richard Gates,...
The former Trump campaign chairman has been indicted on additional new charges. He is being charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Manafort’s business partner Konstantin Kilimnik has also been indicted.
Manafort has already been a target of special counsel Robert S. Mueller. He is under house arrest and awaiting trial after having been charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to launder money, and other crimes. He plead not guilty.
Earlier in the week, Mueller’s team accused Manafort of witness tampering and asked a judge to consider ending the former Trump advisor’s house arrest.
Mueller’s probe into possible collusion between the Russian government and members of the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election has already resulted in charges being brought against 20 people and three companies. There are four former campaign associates among the indicted – Michael Flynn, Richard Gates,...
- 6/8/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News has now become a forum for advocates wishing to make their case to President Trump for a pardon.
The latest person to appeal for a pardon was Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos, who took appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to plead on behalf of her husband, George Papadopoulos, who is currently facing charges of lying to the federal officials.
“Do you think that your husband is going to prison?” asked Carlson.
Also Read: Tucker Carlson Poses With Members of 'Hate Group' Proud Boys in Fox News Green Room
“I trust and hope and ask President Trump to pardon him. I hope he will,” said Mrs. Papadopoulos moments after explaining her husband’s dedication to Trump.
George Papadopoulos' wife Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos: "I trust and hope and ask to President Trump to pardon him." pic.twitter.com/ASYP0RE7Vj
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 5, 2018
The appeal from Papadopoulos comes just days after Patricia Blagojevich,...
The latest person to appeal for a pardon was Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos, who took appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to plead on behalf of her husband, George Papadopoulos, who is currently facing charges of lying to the federal officials.
“Do you think that your husband is going to prison?” asked Carlson.
Also Read: Tucker Carlson Poses With Members of 'Hate Group' Proud Boys in Fox News Green Room
“I trust and hope and ask President Trump to pardon him. I hope he will,” said Mrs. Papadopoulos moments after explaining her husband’s dedication to Trump.
George Papadopoulos' wife Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos: "I trust and hope and ask to President Trump to pardon him." pic.twitter.com/ASYP0RE7Vj
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 5, 2018
The appeal from Papadopoulos comes just days after Patricia Blagojevich,...
- 6/5/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
SYDNEY -- Bruce Gordon, executive chairman of the WIN Corp., Australia's largest regional broadcaster, has passed the mantle to his son Andrew, effective immediately, the company said Monday. Andrew Gordon has been deputy chairman of the WIN group since March 2000. For the past 15 years, he has worked across diverse arms of the organization, including WIN Radio, Digital Distribution Australia, Kooee, SPTel and Crawford Prods. Bruce Gordon, a former president of Paramount TV International, said that in stepping down he will accept the role of deputy chairman and chief adviser. "After 26 years as chairman of the company, I believe the time has come for me to step down and allow the younger generation the opportunity to take the company into the future," he said. Gordon said Andrew would "continue to work closely with the group's CEO, George Papadopoulos, in leading the future development of the group." WIN is the key regional affiliate of Australia's Nine Network.
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