Federal judge in Iowa ridicules Trump's pardons A federal judge who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to former Republican members of Congress and campaign operativesIOWA CITY, Iowa -- A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and former members of Congress. “It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals,” senior U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt of the Southern District of Iowa told The Associated Press in a brief phone interview Monday. Trump also pardons turkeys — this year two from Iowa — annually before Thanksgiving. Sorenson’s testimony helped convict Benton, Tate and former Paul deputy campaign manager Dimitri Kesari. Neither Sorenson nor Kesari received pardons, but Republican Gov.

Source: ABC News December 29, 2020 18:56 UTC