Alan Dershowitz sought pardon for man imprisoned for child trafficking

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Alan Dershowitz sought a Middle East peacemaking role for former lobbyist George Nader in order to win Nader’s freedom from imprisonment on a child pornography and trafficking conviction. The revelation […]

President Donald Trump speaks during an election event at the White House in the early morning hours on Nov. 4, 2020 in Washington. Liberal Jews fear that even if the president is defeated, his ideology has not been repudiated. (Photo/JTA-Jabin Botsford-The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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More than a dozen Jews, but not Sheldon Silver, among Donald Trump’s last-minute pardons

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA January 20, 2021