Ryan Mackenzie Returns Donation From Trump-Pardoned Donor

Pennsylvania Congressman Gives Back $2,600 After Donor's Presidential Pardon

A Pennsylvania Republican congressman is returning a campaign contribution after reporting linked the donor to a Trump pardon issued only days later. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie returned a $2,600 donation to Adam Kidan, a man previously convicted of fraud connected to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. Kidan made the contribution on June 30 to Mackenzie's leadership PAC — a fundraising vehicle typically used to direct money to other candidates and poli…

Ryan Mackenzie returns donation from Trump-pardoned donor

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s partnership with NOTUS, a nonpartisan news organization that covers government and politics with the fresh eyes of early career journalists and the expertise of veteran reporters. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pennsylvania) returned a donation to a man convicted of fraud in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal following reporting that President Donald Trump pardoned him just three days …

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie Returns Donation From Pardoned Republican Megadonor

President Donald Trump and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pennsylvania) appear on stage together during a campaign event on June 23, 2026, in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APRep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pennsylvania) returned a donation to a man convicted of fraud in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal following reporting that President Donald Trump pardoned him just three days after the contribution.NOTUS reported Wednesday t…

GOP Lawmaker Returns Money After Donor Pardoned

“Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) returned a donation to a man convicted of fraud in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal following reporting that President Donald Trump pardoned him just three days after the contribution,” NOTUS reports. Trump’s pardon power looks less like an instrument of mercy than a rewards program for people with political connections.