Word: pardons
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...Azulay sends an e-mail to Quinn suggesting that a pardon for Rich might make it easier for Israeli officials to accept the rejection of a pardon for jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard ("one more reason...
...After Rich's lawyers toy with the idea of enlisting the help of Hillary Clinton or New York Senator Chuck Schumer, Denise Rich slams the plan. According to a Quinn e-mail, a "friend" [thought to be Dozoretz] advises Denise "not to discuss [the pardon] in front...
...Marc Rich's lawyer, Jack Quinn, delivers a phone book-size pardon petition for Rich and his partner, Pincus Green, to White House counsel Beth Nolan. The petition includes more than 20 letters of support, including one from the mayor of Jerusalem and another from the maestro of the Israeli Philharmonic. (Rich's foundations have contributed some $200 million to Israeli and Jewish causes.) Nolan does not forward the petition to the Justice Department...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres calls Bill Clinton to lobby for Rich's pardon. During a conversation with Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, already lobbying for the pardon of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, pushes for Rich's pardon, according to a Quinn e-mail...
...greatest danger lies with the lawyers [presumably White House counsels Bruce Lindsey and Beth Nolan]. I have worked them hard, and I am hopeful that E. Holder will be helpful to us." Eric Holder, the Deputy Attorney General, is the only Justice Department official who knows about the pardon application...