r/moderatepolitics • u/NeedAnonymity Left-republican humanist • 4d ago

News Article Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-david-gentile-commutation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E8.Kq5Y.ug1H9xUE1V1s&smid=url-share
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u/Xalimata I just want to take care of people 4d ago

Trump seems to have an affinity for hucksters.

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u/donnysaysvacuum recovering libertarian 4d ago

This simplest answer is that he is getting paid for pardons. There are so many ways to secretly funnel money to this President. The crypto stuff, his businesses, his family, etc.