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Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally

Robert Harshbarger Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to health care fraud and distributing a misbranded drug. His wife, Diana Harshbarger, is a member of Congress.

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Representative Diana Harshbarger, Republican of Tennessee, was a corporate officer for American Inhalation Medication Specialists, the company through which her husband distributed a misbranded drug.
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Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot

Prosecutors said Michael McMahon had acted as an illegal agent in a conspiracy targeting a Chinese family in New Jersey. The White House says he was tricked into it.

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Michael McMahon’s pardon, like most issued by President Trump, bypassed Justice Department guidelines for vetting and identifying deserving recipients who have served their time, expressed remorse.
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Antisemitism Task Force Severs Ties With the Heritage Foundation

The move comes as the venerable conservative think tank is roiled by turmoil caused by its leader’s defense of a Tucker Carlson interview with a white nationalist.

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Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, drew criticism for defending Tucker Carlson’s mostly friendly interview with Nick Fuentes, an avowed racist antisemite.
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Trump Advisers Were Paid Over $1.6 Million by the Albanian Opposition

The payments underscore how lucrative foreign political consulting can be for operatives with ties to the president.

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The Democratic Party of Albania revealed payments totaling the equivalent of more than $1.62 million to the consulting firm of Chris LaCivita, shown here at a joint session of Congress in March.
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Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Are Asked Why They Chose to Remain Incognito

Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from business interests whose donations were not disclosed by the White House.

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Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, in the Capitol in September. He is seeking more information from donors to President Trump’s ballroom project.
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Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito

Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration.

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President Trump’s fund-raisers have been circulating a pledge form, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times, seeking contributions for the ballroom, which gives donors the option of withholding their identities from public disclosure.
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Sanctions Lifted on a Putin-Backed Autocrat After Lobbying by Trump Allies

The move benefits the Serbian politician Milorad Dodik, who had received support from Rudolph W. Giuliani, Michael T. Flynn, Laura Loomer and high-priced lobbyists.

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Milorad Dodik was president of Republika Srpska, a small self-governing territory in Bosnia and Herzegovina, until earlier this month.
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