More details have emerged about an alleged White House-linked pardon-bribe scheme investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year. It’s both more and less juicy than we initially thought, but most importantly it’s not clear that it ever really got to the White House. Here’s the scheme: Hugh Baras was convicted on tax evasion and Social Security fraud. Baras is, basically, just a … Continue reading The big White House-linked bribery-pardon scandal is neither big nor particularly White House-linked