Adam Schiff: “Walzack's mother attended a $1 million a plate fundraiser…”

“Paul Walzack was convicted of tax crimes, which included defrauding his own employees. He was set to serve 18 months and pay a $4.4 million fine. That is before Walzack's mother attended a $1 million a plate fundraiser for Donald Trump. And less than three weeks after she attended that fundraiser, Walzack got his pardon. At the time the judge handed down the sentence in the Walzack case, he wanted to make a point. And his point was, as he said, the rich do not get a get out of jail free card.” (08:07–08:21)

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