Jeremy Kohler
2026.04.20
85% relevant
ProPublica documents President Trump’s pardon of Joseph Schwartz, a nursing‑home owner who admitted diverting payroll taxes and who faces a nearly $19 million wrongful‑death judgment; the article shows how the pardon functions in practice to protect an owner’s legal exposure while leaving victims (the Coulson family) unlikely to collect — a concrete example of the existing idea that pardons can shield owners at the expense of those harmed.