Overview

• Jonathan Braun, 41, was ordered held without bail by Judge Kiyo Matsumoto after being charged with seven violations of his supervised release, including assault and endangering a child.
• Braun has been arrested five times in the past seven months on state charges, including assaulting a toddler, his wife, and his elderly father-in-law, as well as groping a nanny and menacing hospital staff.
• Federal prosecutors argued Braun's violent and erratic behavior constitutes a risk to public safety, and he now faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted of the violations.
• Braun’s clemency in 2021, granted during Donald Trump’s final hours in office, has drawn scrutiny due to his family’s connections to Charles Kushner, a close Trump ally.
• In addition to his criminal history, Braun was fined $20 million in 2024 for predatory lending practices, which included threatening violence against borrowers.