'Rotten to the core!' Republican senator Ben Sasse slams Donald Trump's pardon spree
The Nebraska Senator blasted Trump's pardons in a terse statement 'This is rotten to the core' President Donald Trump announced 29 more pardons Wednesday, after giving 20 on Tuesday He rewarded loyalists like Jared Kushner's father, his former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime crony Roger Stone Kushner family was greatly embarrassed by the prosecution of Charles Kushner His tawdry crime included setting up his brother-in-law with a prostitute, videotaping it and then trying to blackmail him over it Pardons of Manafort and Stone reward two loyalists who didn't cooperate w...