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  "path": "/issues/2026-5-30/the-view-from-here",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-30T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n##### Trump has pardoned thousands of people in return for barely disguised bribes. But in Jho Low, the flamboyant fugitive behind the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB fraud, he may have hooked his biggest fish yet\n\nBy Jennifer Gould\n\nIt was only a matter of time before Taek Jho Low asked the White House for a pardon. Low, the Malaysian-born Wharton School dropout, better known as Jho Low, is accused by federal prosecutors of looting billions from 1MDB, the Malaysian sovereign-wealth fund he helped launch in 2009. He is reportedly in hiding under Chinese protection, while still believed to control vast sums of money.\n\nThe request was audacious, even by the standards of a man accused of one of the largest financial frauds in history. A government insider says the pardon is unlikely: “He is a very bad guy. He fooled a lot of people.” But never say never with Trump in the White House. Especially when the fugitive in question may still be worth billions. READ ON",
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