Schiff: Congress Investigating Whether Trump ‘Dangled’ Private Pardons to Obstruct Investigations
The House Intelligence Committee chairman also slammed the president for refusing to rule out a pardon for Paul Manafort.
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Congress is currently probing reports that President Trump “privately dangled” presidential pardons in an alleged attempt to obstruct investigations into his conduct, according to a Monday tweet from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. Schiff did not specify when the pardons were allegedly privately offered, or whom they concerned. But he also slammed Trump’s repeated refusal to publicly rule out a pardon for former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who’s facing years in prison on tax evasion charges. “Yesterday, the White House refused to rule out a pardon for Paul Manafort,” Schiff wrote, referencing Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Monday statement that Trump will “make the decision when he’s ready.” “That Trump does so in the open is no less corrupt,” he added.
Congress is investigating reports that Trump and his legal team privately dangled pardons to obstruct investigations, including ours.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 12, 2019
Yesterday, the White House refused to rule out a pardon for Paul Manafort.
That Trump does so in the open is no less corrupt. https://t.co/icT5i82tZs
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