Bradley K. Sherman wrote

>
> | ...
> | The brisk market for pardons reflects the access peddling
> | that has defined Mr. Trump's presidency as well as his
> | unorthodox approach to exercising unchecked presidential
> | clemency powers. Pardons and commutations are intended to
> | show mercy to deserving recipients, but Mr. Trump has used
> | many of them to reward personal or political allies.
> |
> | The pardon lobbying heated up as it became clear that Mr.
> | Trump had no recourse for challenging his election defeat,
> | lobbyists and lawyers say. One lobbyist, Brett Tolman, a
> | former federal prosecutor who has been advising the White
> | House on pardons and commutations, has monetized his
> | clemency work, collecting tens of thousands of dollars, and
> | possibly more, in recent weeks to lobby the White House for
> | clemency for the son of a former Arkansas senator; the
> | founder of the notorious online drug marketplace Silk Road;
> | and a Manhattan socialite who pleaded guilty in a fraud
> | scheme.
> |
> | Mr. Trump's former personal lawyer John M. Dowd has
> | marketed himself to convicted felons as someone who could
> | secure pardons because of his close relationship with the
> | president, accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a
> | wealthy felon and advising him and other potential clients
> | to leverage Mr. Trump's grievances about the justice system.
> | ...
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/us/politics/trump-pardons.html>
>
> --bks
>
> 4,480 minutes till Trump is forgotten.
>
>

Wait until they sick the niggers on him in prison. I'll pay to see that
live stream!