Trump's Pardon of Social Security Thief Puts the Lie to His Claim that He "Protects Social Security"
Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
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🗓️ 2 June 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump's crime, corruption, abuse of power, and abuse office hits us daily like a firehose. It can be hard to grab hold of and focus on any one corrupt act, which is precisely why he floods the zone with corruption.
Glenn takes on a particularly offensive corrupt pardon to a guy who stole money from social security, Medicare and Medicaid. Paul Walczak pleaded guilty to his crimes, was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $4.4 million in restitution. But after Paul's mother, Elizabeth Betsy Fago attended a one million dollar a plate Mara-a-Lago fundraiser, Trump pardoned her son, shortly before he was to report to prison to begin serving his term. Adding insult to injury, the pardon negated the court's order that Walczak pay restitution for the money he stole from Social Security - the money he stole from the American people. Glenn discusses the ways a singe Trump pardon exposes at least three lies Trump has repeatedly told the American people.
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner. |
| 0:15.5 | Donald Trump claims to protect Social Security and Medicare, but he pardoned a guy who stole from both. |
| 0:22.1 | Glenn talks about that next on Justice Matters. |
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| 1:01.3 | Hey all, Glenn Kirchner here. So friends, there is so much crime and corruption and abusive power and abuse of office by Donald Trump day after day |
| 1:15.3 | after day it can be really hard to grab hold of and focus on any one act of |
| 1:24.1 | corruption but that's what I want to try to do today. But first, if you'll indulge me |
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| 2:24.7 | and a personal handwritten note of thanks. Now, let's turn to the Paul Walzac pardon, because it's an effing doozy. |
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