Clinton pardon of Marc Rich

President Bill Clinton pardoned wealthy businessman Marc Rich in the waning days of his administration after Rich's ex-wife donated to Clinton's legal defense fund. President George H. W. Bush said “honor, decency and fairness” prompted the pardon of former Reagan Administration defense secretary ...

President Bill Clinton pardoned wealthy businessman Marc Rich in the waning days of his administration after Rich's ex-wife donated to Clinton's legal defense fund. President George H. W. Bush said “honor, decency and fairness” prompted the pardon of former Reagan Administration defense secretary ...

But Arpaio was already convicted. Manafort is under indictment and it sure seems like Mueller would love for him to cooperate. Flynn has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with Mueller. Political pardons are nothing new. When Bill Clinton pardoned the wealthy fugitive Marc Rich after Rich's ex-wife ...

As negotiations continue with special counsel Robert Mueller on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the president has added a new lawyer and is considering making other changes. The newest addition to the legal team has garnered attention for burnishing Trump on cable TV.

... official or others improperly disclosed non-public information to both the Clinton and Trump campaigns; and whether the timing of the FBI's election eve Freedom of Information Act disclosures relating to Bill Clinton's 2001 pardon of Marc Rich was based on inappropriate considerations,” Bromwich wrote.

The November 1, 2016, tweet from the previously dormant FBI account linked to 129 pages of heavily redacted, internal documents largely pertaining to the bureau's investigation of President Bill Clinton's controversial pardon of Democratic donor Marc Rich. William J. Clinton Foundation: This initial release ...

The late Marc Rich ran into troubles with the U.S. government over trading crude oil with Iran during the hostage crisis in the late 1970s, and tax evasion charges. While he never returned to the United States, President Bill Clinton pardoned him on his final day in office. In 1987, the company purchased a ...

Krasner previously worked as a senior executive with Marc Rich Investment Ltd. In 1983, the U.S. had sentenced Rich on 65 criminal counts, which included buying oil from Iran while it held U.S. hostages. President Bill Clinton controversially pardoned Rich on his last day in office, sparing the billionaire a ...

In this file photo, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at federal court in Washington. In a dramatic escalation of pressure and stakes, special counsel Robert Mueller filed additional criminal charges against Manafort and his business associate, Rick Gates. Susan Walsh — The ...

In this file photo, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at federal court in Washington. In a dramatic escalation of pressure and stakes, special counsel Robert Mueller filed additional criminal charges against Manafort and his business associate, Rick Gates. Susan Walsh — The ...

Here's one vignette in Holder's career guaranteed to end up on the cutting room floor: as deputy attorney general at the end of the Clinton administration he made the official call behind the now-infamous Marc Rich pardon. Rich, a former fixture on the FBI's Most Wanted list, violated the Trading with the ...

Bill Clinton pardoned his brother, Roger, who was doing time on a cocaine charge—along with a number of former Republican and Democratic politicians convicted on a variety of offenses, plus the financier-and-tax-evader Marc Rich, plus Patty Hearst. Most of Barack Obama's pardons were for people ...

Financier Marc Rich was pardoned by president Bill Clinton. Photograph: AP. The commodities trader fled to Switzerland in 1983, accused of evading $48m in taxes and illegally trading with Iran in oil. But Rich, whose ex-wife was a prominent fundraiser for the Democrats, was pardoned by Bill Clinton on ...

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is raising questions about the timing of the FBI's release Tuesday of records on a 15-year-old investigation into President Bill Clinton's pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich. The FBI posted the 129 pages of records in its online Freedom of Information Act reading room ...

... 1987 to 1993, Comey oversaw the case against Marc Rich, a financier who fled the country after indictment for tax evasion and illegal dealings with Iran. ... 2002 to December 2003), Comey led a criminal investigation into President Bill Clinton's controversial pardon of Rich, which led to no prosecution.

In this file photo, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at federal court in Washington. In a dramatic escalation of pressure and stakes, special counsel Robert Mueller filed additional criminal charges against Manafort and his business associate, Rick Gates. Susan Walsh — The ...