"They were sons of Washington, D.C. privilege, young men whose fathers shaped the nation's history for better and for worse. The two men from San Diego each found their own success, in part through family connections one repeatedly winning election to Congress, the other becoming a respected state prosecutor. Then they each failed spectacularly and publicly. Today, Duncan D. Hunter and Raymond Liddy are both convicted felons, and the former congressman is lobbying President Donald Trump to pardon Liddy, "
"According to a federal disclosure filed late last year, Hunter is working to secure a pardon for the son of G. Gordon Liddy, who went to prison for overseeing the break-in of Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate Hotel and other crimes that drove Richard Nixon from the White House. The lobbying report was submitted by Tommy Marquez, chief executive officer at Tommy Marquez Consulting, a government affairs firm based in Grapevine, Texas."
"Marquez listed Hunter as a consultant to his company. The single-page document shows that Marquez and Hunter are seeking a presidential pardon for Liddy, who was convicted in 2020 of possessing child pornography. Neither Hunter, Marquez nor Liddy responded to requests for comment on the lobbying efforts, which were disclosed in a federally required filing dated Nov. 6. Liddy, who is 62 and lives in a $6 million home in Coronado, "
Both men came from Washington, D.C. privilege and had fathers who shaped the nation's history. The two San Diego men achieved success partly through family connections: one repeatedly won election to Congress, the other became a respected state prosecutor. Both later suffered spectacular public failures and became convicted felons. Former Congressman Duncan D. Hunter is lobbying President Donald Trump to pardon Raymond Liddy, who was convicted of possessing child pornography. A federal disclosure shows Tommy Marquez filed a lobbying report listing Hunter as a consultant and seeking a pardon. Liddy received probation, lost his job, and was disbarred; his appeal was rejected.
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