Lesley Stahl Grills Ed Martin on Donald Trump's Pardons in Tense '60 Minutes' Interview
An undercover investigation revealed brokers charged up to $3 million for pardons, with about 70% bypassing Justice Department review, the White House said was wasteful.
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Pair behind false accusations against Pete Buttigieg caught peddling presidential pardons
The same hoaxers who once sparked a wrongful sexual assault investigation into Pete Buttigieg were caught by 60 Minutes marketing themselves as pardon brokers.A hidden camera investigation from the CBS newsmagazine show found Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl meeting with a prospective client seeking to obtain a pardon from President Donald Trump. The pair was captured on video meeting with Ammon Covino, a felon who previously applied for a pardon fro…
'60 Minutes' exposé shocks as viewers ask how it 'made it past' MAGA-coded Bari Weiss
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” aired an explosive exposé Sunday night revealing new details about the emerging pardon industry under the second Trump administration, and several critics were shocked that the segment managed to air under the leadership of CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.Using a fake pardon-seeker with hidden cameras, CBS News’ investigation found that Trump-connected brokers were charging clemency applicants fees reaching as high as …
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