Trump White-Collar Criminal Pardons Cost Public $1bn, so Far

Sunday, May 04, 2025

Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer said president erased more than $1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans'

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Liz Oyer, the Justice Department's recently fired pardon attorney, says Trump's pardons have cost taxpayers $1 billion so far. www.tiktok.com/@lawyer.oyer ...

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"Additionally, the Post reported that Trump pardoned the cryptocurrency exchange HDR Global Trading (BitMEX), which eliminated a $100m fine against the exchange for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. Trump also pardoned several company executives who had pleaded guilty to financial crimes.

Oyer told the Post it was "unprecedented for a president to grant pardons that have the effect of wiping out so much debt owed by people who have committed frauds"."

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Thanks yet again, Trumpers!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-03 06:23 PM | Reply

"Oyer told the Post it was "unprecedented for a president to grant pardons that have the effect of wiping out so much debt owed by people who have committed frauds"."

Trump is committing 4-D fraud.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-03 06:29 PM | Reply

The traitor mob boss is just getting started

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-03 07:22 PM | Reply

DOGE will surely fix this.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-03 07:24 PM | Reply

Trump is a cowardly ------

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-03 08:29 PM | Reply

... "In total, Donald Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law." ...

Yeah.

That's the ~looking back~ number.

But I have to ask, what is the ~looking forward~ number?

Asked differently, if a wealth-enabled person commits a crime that exploits lower- and middle-income folk, will Pres Trump eventually pardon that person?

Based upon prior actions of Pres Trump, I'd proffer that he has no issues with pardoning convicted criminals.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 09:44 PM | Reply

Just Trump planning ahead, if he somehow loses both Houses of Congress in the Midterms, he will make sure his army is armed, out of prison, and happy to attack the police and the courts again.

#7 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-05-06 07:18 AM | Reply