Five rabbis back Trump in pardoning Elliott Broidy – The Forward
On his final day in office, President Donald Trump issued a wave of last-minute pardons — including one for Elliott Broidy, the disgraced former Republican National Committee finance chair. According to a statement from the White House, Broidy’s pardon was supported by five rabbis and other high-profile Jews. Rabbis Steven Leder, Steven Burg, Pini Dunner, Meyer May, and Mordechai Suchard were all name-dropped in the White House’s announcement of his pardon which also highlighted Broidy’s philanthropic work with Jewish groups. Rabbi Steven Leder is the senior rabbi of Los Angeles’s W...