An assault charge has been filed against a New York drug dealer whose prison sentence was commuted by Trump.

• A New York drug dealer and predatory lender who was released from a 10-year federal prison sentence in 2021 after it was commuted by then-President Donald Trump was arrested on assault charges, according to court records.
• According to court filings in Nassau County, Long Island, Jonathan Braun was accused of assaulting his 75-year-old father-in-law on Tuesday while trying to protect his daughter from Braun, and separately of assaulting his wife last month and last week, as reported by The New York Times.
• In February, a Manhattan federal court judge fined Braun $20 million in a civil case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against the company for engaging in predatory lending practices.

A New York drug dealer and predatory lender who was released from a 10-year federal prison sentence after it was commuted by then-President Donald Trump has been arrested on assault charges, according to court records.

According to court filings in Nassau County, Long Island, Jonathan Braun was accused of assaulting his 75-year-old father-in-law on Tuesday while trying to protect his daughter from him. Additionally, Braun was also accused of assaulting his wife, separately, last month and last week, as reported by The New York Times.

During his arraignment on Wednesday, court records indicate that Braun entered a plea of not guilty to three counts of assault and was subsequently released without bail.

In addition to the charges in Nassau County Supreme Court, he was accused of petit larceny, which The Times reported was linked to allegations he didn't pay $160 in bridge tolls while driving a Lamborghini and Ferrari, both without license plates.

In February, a Manhattan federal court judge fined Braun $20 million in a civil case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against the company for engaging in predatory lending practices.

In his ruling, Rakoff stated that the evidence demonstrates that Mr. Braun not only took part in the illegal behavior but did so with pleasure, showing little regret. The emails Braun sent about the loans were cited in the ruling.

CNBC has requested comment from Braun's lawyer, Marc Fernich.

Trump's spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, stated that President Trump believes criminals should be incarcerated, unlike Kamala Harris who advocates for the abolition of cash bail.

Vice President Harris is the Democratic presidential nominee.

Trump granted clemency to Braun, who had been serving more than five years in prison for conspiracy to import marijuana and commit money laundering, just hours before leaving the White House on Jan. 20, 2021.

He is still under supervised release for his criminal conviction, which implies that he could be returned to federal prison if a judge determines he breached the terms of his release.

Last fall, the Times reported that Trump's commutation of Braun's sentence hindered prosecutors' attempts to negotiate a cooperation deal with him, which would have resulted in his release in exchange for providing information about other predatory lenders for a criminal investigation.

The Times reported that Braun's family leveraged connections with the family of Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who was a senior White House aide at the time, to secure Braun's clemency from the then-president.