Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara clearly lays out the facts of Dinesh D'Souza's guilt

Preet Bharara.
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Conservative provocateur Dinesh D'Souza may portray himself as the victim of "selective prosecution" from an administration biased against Republican views, but former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wants to set the record straight.

After President Trump announced that he would pardon D'Souza for his 2014 campaign finance law violations, D'Souza took the opportunity to stick it to Bharara, whose office brought the felony charges. "File this in the karma's a b--ch department," said D'Souza gleefully. Bharara took to Twitter to point out that it wasn't a matter of karma — D'Souza was rightfully charged with crimes that he freely admitted to committing.

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Summer Meza, The Week US

Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.