In the first months of his second term, President Trump has moved to pardon many who were considered to be loyal to him,

from local Republican officials convicted of fraud to rioters at the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

This evening, the president called the daughter of reality TV stars Todd and Julie Crissly to tell her that he plans to pardon her parents.

The pair are both serving years-long prison sentences for bank and tax fraud.

Also today, the New York Times published new details about the pardon of a Florida businessman

convicted of tax evasion.

Our White House correspondent Laura Barone Lopez has more.

A report from the New York Times found that the Trump administration pardoned Paul Walsack

after his mother, Elizabeth Fago, attended a $1 million per plate fundraising dinner for the President's

Super PAC.

Three weeks after the dinner, the president signed the pardon, getting Walsack out of an 18-month

prison sentence and a $4 million restitution payment.

To discuss this and more, I'm joined by Liz Oyer, former pardon attorney at the Department of Justice,

who was fired from her post earlier this year.

Liz, thank you so much for joining the News Hour.

Thanks for having me, Laura.

So let's start with the recent revelations about the pardon Trump issued to Paul Walsack.

Walsack is a former nursing

home executive. He was convicted of cheating on taxes to finance his lavish lifestyle, including

purchasing a $2 million yacht. The sequence of events is the story here, because Walsack's mother

was invited to and attended that $1 million a plate dinner at Maralago, the president's club, and then Trump signed the full pardon for Walsack.

What signal does that send to other wealthy individuals who may be seeking a pardon from the president?

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