A report highlighted by the New York Post claims that some wealthy individuals seeking presidential pardons from President Donald Trump have paid substantial lobbying fees without obtaining the clemency they were pursuing.

According to the reporting, firms offering assistance with applications for executive clemency have charged clients amounts reaching into the hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.Legal scholar Mark Osler, a professor at the University of St.

Thomas, told the Post that many of those paying these large sums ultimately do not receive pardons, describing the situation as one in which some people attempting to navigate the pardon process are themselves being taken advantage of.The article cites Louisiana rapper Boosie BadAzz, whose legal name is Torence Hatch Jr., as one example.

According to the report, he paid lobbyists approximately $600,000 in an effort to secure clemency for a felony gun possession conviction but did not receive a pardon and later sued the lobbyists involved.Another example involves businessman Fred Daibes, who was convicted in connection with the bribery case involving former Senator Bob Menendez.

The report states that Daibes paid $1 million to a lobbying firm run by Keith Schiller, a former Trump bodyguard, yet no presidential pardon has been granted since his sentencing.

The article does not allege wrongdoing by the White House itself but focuses on the expensive and uncertain industry that has developed around lobbying for presidential pardons.

It suggests that paying significant sums to intermediaries offers no guarantee of obtaining executive clemency, leaving some applicants with considerable financial losses and no relief from their convictions.