In the wake of several highly controversial presidential pardons handed down earlier this year to white collar defendants, the media reported that numerous similarly situated offenders were now retaining lawyers and lobbyists boasting of ties to the Trump Administration.

According to one story, some clients were willing to spend as much as $1 million or more on legal fees just for the chance to clear their names through the executive clemency process.

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