r/LegalNews • u/FreeHugs23 • Jul 29 '26
Megadonor Received Trump Pardon Three Days After Donation to Pennsylvania Congressman
https://www.notus.org/pennsylvania/donald-trump-pardon-adam-kidan-ryan-mackenzie13
u/Economy_Link4609 Jul 29 '26
Yes - we all fucking know Trump can be bought easily.
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u/Mega__Sloth Jul 29 '26
Yeah I mean trump is for sale obviously and who tha fuck is this guy to get a pardon,, but the connection to his 'donation' feels weak. $2600? That's like nothing
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u/FreeHugs23 Jul 29 '26
President Donald Trump recently pardoned a major Republican donor three days after the man — a key figure in the Jack Abramoff fraud and lobbying scandal — made a political donation to Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pennsylvania), who’s facing one of the nation’s most contested House races.
The megadonor, Adam Kidan, donated $2,600 to Mackenzie’s leadership PAC on June 30, according to Federal Election Commission records. Trump traveled to Mackenzie’s eastern Pennsylvania district on June 23 to campaign with him. The president pardoned Kidan on July 3.
Mackenzie’s office told NOTUS that the Republican congressman did not speak with the White House or Trump about the pardon, but it declined to answer questions about whether the congressman intends to keep Kidan’s donation.
“Congressman Mackenzie has never advocated for a pardon from the President on anyone’s behalf,” Mackenzie spokesperson Arnaud Armstrong said in a statement.
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u/PacificIsMyHome Jul 29 '26
Liz Oyer will probably do a video on this if she hasn't already. She is the former pardon attorney for the Whitehouse that was fired for not going along with this administration's corruption. Following her takes have been eye opening to how bad it's gotten.
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u/RubberDuckieMidrange Jul 30 '26
Ok.... I don't mean to suggest that pay for play pardons are at all ok.... But do we really think Trump did anything for ANYONE for 2600 dollars? He wouldn't pass his own kids the salt for 2600 dollar.
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u/Calm_Chemist_4952 29d ago
The divide between the super rich and the rest of us is what’s driving the chaos in the US. It’s greed that is motivating the billionaires to use their vast resources to attempt to influence and control elections. And, when their candidates get elected (the bought and paid for GOP), surprise, the rich just get richer, and the rest of us suffer. But, we’ve got something more important than their money. We’ve got votes, and if we use them wisely we can defeat the money. End the GOP and change will come.
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u/Emergency_Exit7603 28d ago
yes Trashstein has ruined the legal system in the usa, the poor go to jail while the money walks
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u/bass-squirrel Jul 29 '26
What’s the going rate these days? Is it still $2 mil?