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DOJ probing scheme to lobby White House for presidential pardon

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FILE - North Facade of the White House, in Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, 19th century. (Getty Images)WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in exchange for clemency, according to a court document unsealed Tuesday.Most of the information in the 18-page court order is redacted, including the identity of the people whom prosecutors are investigating and whom the proposed pardon might be intended for.But the document from August does reveal that people are suspected of having acted to secretly lobby White House officials to secure a pardon or sentence.

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