Trump sells another pardon
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Game recognize game:
President Trump pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who had been convicted of fraud in federal court for what prosecutors said were his lies to investors about his zero-emissions trucks.
Milton said in a video posted to social media Thursday that he received a call from Trump, who spoke about “how much of an injustice this all was, done by the same offices that harassed and prosecuted him.”
“The greatest comeback story in America is about to happen,” added Milton. The White House on Friday confirmed that the pardon had been granted.
A federal jury in Manhattan convicted Milton in 2022 of one count of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud. During the trial, prosecutors portrayed Milton as a con man who duped investors, including in podcasts and on social media, about the company’s sales and the capabilities of its vehicles. In one instance, prosecutors said, he created a video of what appeared to be a truck driving normally—but it was really an inoperable prototype rolling down a hill.
Hmm, I wonder why Trump decided to pardon this particular con artist?
Brad Bondi, a lawyer for Milton, didn’t respond to a request for comment. Brad Bondi is the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Campaign-finance records show that Milton and his wife donated more than $1.8 million to a Trump fundraising committee in October.
Ok, but maybe, er, Milton is a long-standing Republican donor who just really likes neoconfederate judges and tax cuts?
NEW: @nikolamotor founder Trevor Milton, just pardoned by Trump for fraud, donated over $2 million to Republicans between September and December of last year, per FEC records. His largest was $920K to the Trump 47 Committee.
He'd never previously made political donations. pic.twitter.com/ngvxFQLo61— Ken Bensinger (@kenbensinger) March 28, 2025
You wonder at what point Trump is going to just skip the middleman and take the cash payments directly, this having been legalized by the Supreme Court and all.