Jonathan Braun, the loan shark freed from prison by former President Donald Trump, was arrested on charges of punching his wife and his 75-year-old father-in-law.
Braun, 41, was arrested Tuesday at his home in Atlantic Beach, New York, after he punched the in-law in the head, causing “substantial pain,” according to a felony complaint filed by Nassau County police in state district court. The police also charged Braun with assaulting his wife on two occasions, and with evading $160 in bridge tolls by removing license plates from a Ferrari and a Lamborghini he drove, court records show.
Braun pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and was released pending an Aug. 29 court appearance, court records show. Braun “will address the allegations judicially,” his lawyer, Marc Fernich, said in an email.
Trump’s commutation of Braun’s sentence in 2021 drew widespread attention. Clemency is generally reserved for those who can make the case they have reformed or have been imprisoned too long. Braun had served just two and a half years of a decade-long sentence for running a marijuana-smuggling ring. At the time, he was facing separate investigations by US and New York authorities into his lending business, where he was known for ripping off small businesses and threatening them with violence.
Braun’s court appearance came on the same day that Trump, campaigning to recapture the presidency, promoted his “crime and safety” agenda at an event in Michigan. “We’re going to stop violent crime in the United States,” the former president said. “I will deliver law, order, safety and peace, and I will protect those who protect us.” The Trump campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Only the best folks are who Trump pardons.
Let's see what the resident Trump Humpers think about this upstanding citizen.
Braun, 41, was arrested Tuesday at his home in Atlantic Beach, New York, after he punched the in-law in the head, causing “substantial pain,” according to a felony complaint filed by Nassau County police in state district court. The police also charged Braun with assaulting his wife on two occasions, and with evading $160 in bridge tolls by removing license plates from a Ferrari and a Lamborghini he drove, court records show.
Braun pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and was released pending an Aug. 29 court appearance, court records show. Braun “will address the allegations judicially,” his lawyer, Marc Fernich, said in an email.
Trump’s commutation of Braun’s sentence in 2021 drew widespread attention. Clemency is generally reserved for those who can make the case they have reformed or have been imprisoned too long. Braun had served just two and a half years of a decade-long sentence for running a marijuana-smuggling ring. At the time, he was facing separate investigations by US and New York authorities into his lending business, where he was known for ripping off small businesses and threatening them with violence.
Braun’s court appearance came on the same day that Trump, campaigning to recapture the presidency, promoted his “crime and safety” agenda at an event in Michigan. “We’re going to stop violent crime in the United States,” the former president said. “I will deliver law, order, safety and peace, and I will protect those who protect us.” The Trump campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Only the best folks are who Trump pardons.
Let's see what the resident Trump Humpers think about this upstanding citizen.
