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Did Elliot Broidy bribe Donald Trump for presidential pardon? Rumors run rife as Internet says name ends with ‘S’

Under the bribery scheme, an individual whose name is redacted ‘would offer a substantial political contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon’
UPDATED DEC 2, 2020
Elliot Broidy and Donald Trump (PRNewsFoto/Glenn Selig, Getty Images)
Elliot Broidy and Donald Trump (PRNewsFoto/Glenn Selig, Getty Images)

One of the biggest reasons Donald Trump probably doesn‘t want to concede the election to Joe Biden could be because being in the seat of the President of the United States has spared him from lawsuits, criminal prosecutions and charges that could land him and/or his family in jail. The Department of Justice is now investigating a potentially criminal scheme to lobby and bribe unnamed officials in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to a newly unsealed court document.

The filing, that dates back to August, connects to a search of various digital devices that uncovered potential evidence of both a “secret lobbying scheme” and a “related bribery conspiracy scheme” by individuals whose names are redacted, according to the Guardian. Under the lobbying scheme, the individuals “acted as lobbyists to senior White House officials” without complying with disclosure rules “to secure a pardon or reprieve of sentence for” an undisclosed individual.

And under the bribery scheme, an individual whose name is redacted “would offer a substantial political contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon or reprieve of sentence for [redacted].”

Fred Sands and Elliot Broidy (Getty Images)

No sooner did the news surface on social media, many started speculating who could it be. Elliot Broidy, a venture capitalist, businessman and Republican fundraiser who served as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2005 to 2008, was the first on the list. 

One tweet read, “Only one I can think of that easily fits the bill is Elliot Broidy or a different criminal lowlife using Giuliani as a conduit, since we know is a lawyer directly involved. It is absolutely not Lev, not even a 1 in 10,000 chance.” Another said, “Broidy has prior bribery convictions I believe. He's my guess. He was raided back in 2018 and they secured many devices as a result.” A user said, “Has to be related to Elliot Broidy or someone rich enough to bribe him.”



 



 



 

Another speculated, “From the document, it’s someone who made large political contributions in the past so definitely not Lev Parnas. I agree it’s probably Broidy.” Soon, there was chatter that the person's name ended with an S. One hinted at a far-fetched guess, “The Twitter sleuths say the pardonee's name ends with an S because there is evidence of an apostrophe to show possession at the end of the name (------' instead of ------'s). Also, the spacing indicates it's a short name.”

A number of other names also started doing the rounds. “After reading the filing and legal commentary, it’s clear that it’s not Rudy. Someone who was already in BOP custody as of August (and whose name ends in S) only leaves a few options: Rick Gates, Lev Parnas Robin Hayes. They all have the net worth for bribes, so who knows.”

Another posted, “I was thinking that it was Elliot Broidy but didn't know that the name ended in an S. Lev has given them all of the goods though.” But many were sure it was him indeed. “Elliot Broidy - that fits in the redacted space, which looks to be about 5-6 letters wide! And he has DEEP pockets,” one tweet read.



 



 



 



 

Who do you think could be the undisclosed individual? All these names were suggested by the Internet and as of now, no official report mentions the real name.

MEAWW cannot independently verify the claims and does not support any opinions being made on the Internet.

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