The ministry stated in a statement that the subject or goal of the investigation is not and was not a government official.
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According to Reuters, about half of an 18-page document describing the investigation of a “bribe for pardon,” as federal judge Beryl Howell called it, is blacked out. According to the file, federal prosecutors in Washington have obtained evidence of a corruption case in which someone offered “a significant political contribution in exchange for presidential pardon or a sentence.”
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Unregistered lobbyists
Prosecutors are also investigating a “secret lobbying plan” in which two unknown people appeared to high-ranking White House officials as lobbyists without registering under the relevant regulations.
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According to the judge, government investigators seized more than 50 digital devices during the investigation, including mobile phones, laptops, flash drives, desktop computers and hard drives.
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According to the Constitution, the President of the United States can pardon people convicted of federal crimes. Last week, Trump pardoned his former security adviser, Michael Flynn, who had previously confessed to lying to federal investigators twice. According to many observers, this was only the first in a series of graces that Trump is likely to be about to give in the coming weeks.
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According to court documents, the Department of Justice recently asked Judge Howell not to disclose information about the investigation because of those people who have not yet been charged.
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