Tag: Dinesh D’Souza

Here’s a reminder of some of Dinesh D’Souza’s inflammatory comments

The following article by Eugene Scott was posted on the Washington Post May 31, 2018:

President Trump has made many high-profile pardons, and is considering more. Here’s what his pardoning strategy says about his view of the legal system. (Jenny Starrs /The Washington Post)

When President Trump pardoned Dinesh D’Souza on Thursday, he was pardoning one of the most inflammatory voices on the right.

The author and frequent critic of liberals pleaded guilty in 2014 to violating federal campaign finance laws and was indicted on charges that he illegally used straw donors to contribute to a Republican Senate candidate in New York in 2012. The Washington Post previously reported that D’Souza was sentenced to five years’ probation, including eight months of living under supervision in San Diego, and a $30,000 fine. Continue reading “Here’s a reminder of some of Dinesh D’Souza’s inflammatory comments”

Trump Wields Pardon Pen to Confront Justice System

The following article by Peter Baker was posted on the New York Times website May 31, 2018:

Dinesh D’Souza outside federal court in Manhattan in May 2014. He pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. Credit: Michael Appleton The New York Times

WASHINGTON — For more than a year, President Trump has struggled to control the United States’ law enforcement apparatus, frustrated that it remains at least partly out of his grasp. But he is increasingly turning to a tool that allows him to push back against a justice system he calls unfair.

In a burst of action and words, Mr. Trump demonstrated Thursday that, in some instances, he still has the last word. He pardoned Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative commentator convicted of campaign finance violations, and he said he may extend clemency to former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois and Martha Stewart, the lifestyle mogul. Continue reading “Trump Wields Pardon Pen to Confront Justice System”