It was the fourth time he has been arrested since Trump freed him.
  • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
    93·
    12 days ago

    Braun’s previous run-ins with authorities included the drug dealing conviction as well as a civil case filed by the Federal Trade Commission that resulted in a $20 million judgment against him in 2024 after a jury trial. The FTC said Braun ran a loan company that illegally withdrew money from customers’ accounts and sometimes threatened physical violence to get them to pay.

    Knew I’d find a financial crime of some sort. This is the kind of guy Trump likes.

  • Lit@lemmy.world
    54·
    12 days ago

    Judges and president need to take responsibility. Need to provide guarantees to the public that he won’t re-offend. Presidents should be required to put up huge sums of his own money for every clemency given.

    If the pardon exists to correct errors in the justice system, then the president should provide guarantees to the public that he won’t re-offend, especially not the same type of crimes. It is not too much of a ask. President needs to take responsibility and be responsible, this is not a game or a TV show.

    • Fredthefishlord
      7·
      12 days ago

      President’a own money? What, so they can just pay for their freedom? No, bail is an outdated concept.

      • Lit@lemmy.world
        1·
        12 days ago

        It is probably not the best solution but… currently you can still pay president for freedom (without president putting up bail money or being fined) who is going to compensate the future victim for the president negligence? Who is going to take responsibility? Maybe not bail/collateral money but a fine would be better and/or a loss of license of members of review board. So long as someone is accountable and taking responsibility for it.

        • Fredthefishlord
          2·
          12 days ago

          The solution I personally want is a randomly selected “jury” of reps to be on to approve any pardons the president wants. Or some sort of approval board similarly made of elected officials. That way it adds an extra barrier to the corruption.

          For responsibility, well, corruption charges should be what come about.

    • skozzii@lemmy.ca
      15·
      12 days ago

      Fox news would be talking about this for months if not an entire presidential term.

      • ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world
        4·
        11 days ago

        Decades. The frequency might decrease after the president they blamed was out of office, but they’d attach it to the Democratic party and haul it out and dust it off periodically to blame the Democratic party.

  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
    15·
    12 days ago

    He got put in jail initially because of dealing weed, feel like that’s a fine reason to commute a sentence.

    I truly have to wonder if he’s always been a piece of shit or if jail made him worse.