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Convicted Trump Media-linked fraudster funded pro-Trump film in hopes of pardon, lawsuit says

Michael Shvartsman provided funding for the documentary 'The Man You Don't Know' and attended its Mar-a-Lago premiere in hopes of winning a pardon, according to a lawsuit by an L.A.

Convicted Trump Media-linked fraudster funded pro-Trump film in hopes of pardon, lawsuit says

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Michael Shvartsman provided funding for the documentary 'The Man You Don't Know' and attended its Mar-a-Lago premiere in hopes of winning a pardon, according to a lawsuit by an L.A.

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Michael Shvartsman provided funding for the documentary 'The Man You Don't Know' and attended its Mar-a-Lago premiere in hopes of winning a pardon, according to a lawsuit by an L.A.

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