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Trump pardon recipients face congressional investigation over "pay-to-play" questions #shorts 99%
5/9/2026, 1:54:25 AM
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Democrats in Congress are investigating whether certain pardons and prison sentence commutations issued by President Trump were quote unquote paytoplay.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate sent letters to more than a dozen pardon recipients asking how they got clemency and who they paid to get it.
Among those under scrutiny, cryptobillionaire Changpang Xho pardoned after pleading guilty to moneyaundering.
And his clemency push was led by a lawyer connected to Zack Whit, who is the son of Trump's Middle East envoy.
The pardons wiped out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution owed to victims.
And Democrats say crime victims are being hit twice now.
The White House denies any wrongdoing, saying anyone paying lobbyists for pardons is quote unquote foolishly wasting their money.
And Democrats are wasting their money.
And Democrats are in the minority and they don't have any subpoena power.
But according to sources, this will be a priority if they do take back the House and the Senate in the midterms with the power to investigate further.
Read the full investigation at cbsnews.com.
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