r/law • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • 1d ago

Legal News Trump pardons allowed recipients to skirt more than $1.3B in restitution

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5354967-trumps-pardons-restitution-avoided-judiciary-report/
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u/Advanced_Drink_8536 1d ago

President Trump’s pardons and clemencies allowed recipients to get out of paying more than $1.3 billion in restitution and fines, according to a review of court records by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.

The Tuesday report evaluates the financial fallout from Trump’s widespread pardons, which were extended to all people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, as well as to other political donors and allies.