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White House 'money laundering operation' exposed by ex-DOJ pardon attorney: 'Shady'

After records revealed the donors behind President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, former Justice Department pardon attorney Liz Oyer called the project “basically a money laundering operation.” Oyer made the charge Thursday in a YouTube video reacting to a Washington Post investigation published that morning. The Post obtained an internal…

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Raw Story· Oct 15, 10:12 PMWhite House 'money laundering operation' exposed by ex-DOJ pardon attorney: 'Shady'

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