Spokesperson Lauren Bis said Monday, Sept. 14 that reviews run through White House counsel, DOJ and pardon czar Alice Johnson. 60 Minutes had sent a convicted felon undercover to meet self-described pardon brokers, who offered to secure a Trump pardon for fees as high as $300,000. Paying an official for a pardon is bribery; charging a client to lobby for one is generally legal — the line the brokers worked.
On Sept. 14, hidden-camera 60 Minutes footage showed brokers offering to secure a Trump pardon for clients paying large fees — the denial answers that reporting.