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I mean that’s pretty unabashed good news. I’m probably the most cynical person that comments regularly and I’ll take it!

It’s something at least.

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You're nowhere near the most cynical peron here if your first thought wasn't "how long till he gets pardoned"?

My first thought was that the guy was required to pay back less than half of what was stolen.

From there, of course, it's a short hop to "he has more than enough money left over to purchase himself a pardon."

Recent reports say the going price is a million

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-presidential-pardo... ("Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon" / "Lobbyists close to Trump say their going rate to advocate for a pardon is $1 million")

Thanks I knew I saw it somewhere reputable

Well if he wasn't already contributing some percentage to the "right" people ahead of time, and saying the "right" things ("autism, something, something, vaccines, something something, persecution, ..."), he wasn't very good at what he did.

Despite the great post-sentencing opportunities for monetary re-justicing, insurance still works better when paid for up front.

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