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Trump advisors reportedly seeking a pardon for 'junk bond king' Michael Milken

The email cites multiple senior Trump administration figures (Scaramucci, Mnuchin, Kushner, Giuliani) allegedly lobbying for a presidential pardon for Michael Milken, a billionaire convicted of securi Bloomberg reported that Scaramucci, Mnuchin, Kushner, and Giuliani were pushing for a Milken pardon. Milken is a billionaire with a $3.7 B net worth and a criminal history for securities fraud. The e

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November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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The email cites multiple senior Trump administration figures (Scaramucci, Mnuchin, Kushner, Giuliani) allegedly lobbying for a presidential pardon for Michael Milken, a billionaire convicted of securi Bloomberg reported that Scaramucci, Mnuchin, Kushner, and Giuliani were pushing for a Milken pardon. Milken is a billionaire with a $3.7 B net worth and a criminal history for securities fraud. The e

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From: Richard Kahn Sent: 6/15/2018 1:47:13 PM To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Subject: Re: Trump advisors reportedly seeking a pardon for 'junk bond king' Milken Importance: High i requested last week not yet received i will call again now.. Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 tel fax_________________ cell On Jun 15, 2018, at 9:26 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: Did we get bank appraisal ayh On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 9:06 AM Richard Kahn wrote: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/15/trump-advisors-reportedly-seeking-a-pardon-for-junk-bond-king- milken.html Trump advisors reportedly seeking a pardon for 'junk bond king' Milken Tae Kim %taws. Several of President Donald Trump's advisors are pushing him to pardon Michael Milken, Bloomberg News reported Friday. Michael Milken, 71, was known as the "junk bond king" in the 1980s and was convicted for securities fraud. Bloomberg said former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, senior advisor Jared Kushner and attorney Rudy Giuliani support the pardon for Milken. Milken has a net worth of $3.7 billion, according to Forbes. The financier, who pioneered the market for high-yield bonds while at Drexel Burnham Lambert, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and permanently banned from the securities industry by the Securities and Exchange Commission. His prison term was reduced to two years. The White House and a spokesperson for the Milken Institute did not immediately respond to requests for comment. See the full Bloomberg News report here. Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Phone Fax Cell please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved

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