How Trump’s White House turned into pay-to-play lucrative clemency bazaar Under Trump’s second stint, America’s presidential pardon power has mutated into a brazen pay-to-play racket. Paid brokers openly tout their ties to Trump’s orbit, promising felons that cash plus MAGA connections can buy clemency. In a hidden-camera sting reported by CBS News, brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl offered Ammon Covino