So much for Trump's promise to crack down on corruption in the ticketing and concert industry to help bring down prices for American fans. This week, he pardoned a sports executive in one of his Justice Department’s big battles against the industry, Tim Leiweke. Via the Wall St. Journal:

Trump decided on the pardon after Republican former Rep. Trey Gowdy raised the case with him following a round of golf, according to people familiar with the matter. Leiweke had faced charges of rigging the bid for a $375 million basketball arena that was later built for the University of Texas. He had pleaded not guilty.

The pardon wiped away a case that Trump’s antitrust chief had said fleeced Texas taxpayers. It also revealed the risky strategy prosecutors chose to pursue in granting immunity to Leiw

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