DD Support Board and Research Team

[BullNBear52]

So what was the rationale for the pardon?

BTW Clinton did the same thing at the end of his term with Marc Rich.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Rich

Former President Jimmy Carter, a fellow Democrat, said, "I don't think there is any doubt that some of the factors in his pardon were attributable to his large gifts. In my opinion, that was disgraceful."[35] Clinton himself later expressed regret for issuing the pardon, saying that "it wasn't worth the damage to my reputation."[11]

Let's not be naive.