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TexasTowelie

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Tue Apr 21, 2026, 05:52 AM 6 hrs ago

He Paid Millions to Lobbyists. Trump Let Him Off. The Victim's Family Got Screwed - The Logical Leftist



Doris Coulson spent her life as a nurse. When she retired, she became a patient at a nursing home owned by Joseph Schwartz. She had a medical restriction — no solid food. His staff ignored it. She died with scrambled eggs in her lungs.

Her family sued. They won nearly $19 million. Schwartz never paid. Then Trump pardoned him.

Behind the pardon: $1 million in lobbying fees, $58 million in hidden assets, and $39 million in withheld employee payroll taxes. The White House called it "over prosecution."

Amanda Coulson, who spent years fighting for her family's verdict, has since died. The family has received nothing.

This is what accountability looks like when you can afford to buy your way out of it.
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