“Seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump has become big business for lobbying and consulting firms close to the administration, with wealthy hopefuls willing to spend millions of dollars for help getting their case in front of the right people,” NBC News reports.
Said one lobbyist: “From a lobbying perspective, pardons have gotten profitable.”
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