'Exasperated' judge knocks Trump DOJ after 'abrupt' shift over pardon scope: report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Exasperated' judge knocks Trump DOJ after 'abrupt' shift over pardon scope: report

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's administration is pulling back on specifics for its pardons for Jan. 6 defendants after attacks of overly broad pardons that could include crimes like conspiracy to commit murder, child exploitation, and more. Politico's Kyle Cheney noted Wednesday that the Justice Department said three weeks ago that Jan. 6 defendant Dan Wilson was pardoned for the Jan. 6 crimes, but it didn't include charges of him illegally storing firearms at his home. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Blackwell said the DOJ's "understanding of Trump’s pardon had evolved in recent weeks." Judge "Friedrich pressed further with a hypothetical: If evidence emerged later that connected a Jan. 6 defendant to a murder, would the defendant be pardoned of that crime under DOJ’s interpretation?

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Judge rejects DOJ’s effort to expand reach of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon
1 week ago

Judge rejects DOJ’s effort to expand reach of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon

Politico  

Friedrich said DOJ’s position “contradicts” the “clear and unambiguous” language of Trump’s Day 1 executive order granting pardons to about 1,500 people convicted of participating in the riot. Friedrich noted that Trump’s order said it applied to “individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.” The judge found …

Trump lawyer 'opening DOJ up to some embarrassment' after latest move: analyst
1 month ago

Trump lawyer 'opening DOJ up to some embarrassment' after latest move: analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former criminal defense attorney has opened the Department of Justice up to "some embarrassment" with his demand to drop corruption charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams, according to a CNN correspondent. Emil Bove, a former Trump lawyer and now acting deputy attorney general, directed Danielle Sassoon, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, …

Puzzling over Jan. 6 pardons: 6 areas of uncertainty in Trump’s clemency plans
2 months, 1 week ago

Puzzling over Jan. 6 pardons: 6 areas of uncertainty in Trump’s clemency plans

Politico  

Will Trump blanket pardon all Jan. 6 misdemeanor defendants? This seems to be Trump’s most obvious Day One move: Pardon the roughly 900 Jan. 6 defendants whose conduct netted only misdemeanor charges — typically reserved for those who trespassed in the Capitol but did not commit any violence or destruction. The backlash prompted Vance to update his remarks on X, …

'Totally conflicted': Trump rages against judge in criminal case ahead of his sentencing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Totally conflicted': Trump rages against judge in criminal case ahead of his sentencing

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Sunday raged against the prosecutor and judge involved in the criminal case where the president-elect was convicted of dozens of felonies. Trump over the weekend took to his own social media network, Truth Social, to voice his displeasure about the fact that Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump's felony sentencing to take place before he takes office as …

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’
3 months ago

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As Donald Trump fights to overturn his hush money criminal conviction, the one New York Democrat with authority to grant him a pardon signaled that she would need to see some remorse from the president-elect first. Kathy Hochul was asked Wednesday if she would consider pardoning Trump, after a judge this week refused to throw out the …

Trump Says He’ll Aim to Pardon Jan. 6 Defendants on ‘First Day’
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump Says He’ll Aim to Pardon Jan. 6 Defendants on ‘First Day’

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump said he would use his powers on his “first day” in the White House to grant pardons to rioters involved in the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “I’m going to be acting very quickly,” Trump said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press recorded on Friday, his first network TV interview since …

US President Biden’s growing worries spurred son’s pardon without delay
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US President Biden’s growing worries spurred son’s pardon without delay

Live Mint  

Several of President Biden’s close confidants for months said privately that they expected him to pardon his son Hunter, even as he publicly insisted he wouldn’t. While a pardon always was a possibility as Hunter faced yearslong scrutiny from U.S. attorney—and later special counsel—David Weiss, his defense lawyers said they didn’t have it in mind as they navigated the probe …

Trump-pardoned filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza flamed for attacking Biden for pardoning son
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump-pardoned filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza flamed for attacking Biden for pardoning son

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. D’Souza pled guilty in 2014 to breaking federal campaign finance law and was pardoned …

Biden pardons son Hunter in 2 criminal cases
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden pardons son Hunter in 2 criminal cases

Deccan Chronicle  

US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles. "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son …

Playbook: How the pardon happened
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Playbook: How the pardon happened

Politico  

Playbook: How the pardon happened Presented by With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine DRIVING THE DAY From the moment Hunter Biden was indicted nearly a year ago until Sunday afternoon, President Joe Biden and his deputies vowed over and over he wouldn’t pardon his son. As his father wrote last night, “once I made this decision …

Legal expert reveals what he says is the 'biggest mistake' DOJ made in going after Trump
4 months, 1 week ago

Legal expert reveals what he says is the 'biggest mistake' DOJ made in going after Trump

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is likely to escape accountability for any alleged crimes he may have committed in the federal cases brought against him now that he has been elected president, and one former prosecutor highlighted what he says is the "biggest mistake" that led to that particular scenario. During an appearance on MSNBC, former Department of Justice white-collar crime prosecutor Ankush …

Judge Rejects Jan. 6 Defendant's Bid To Delay Case Until Trump Can Pardon Him
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Rejects Jan. 6 Defendant's Bid To Delay Case Until Trump Can Pardon Him

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s projected victory in the presidential race has already prompted one Jan. 6 defendant to ask a federal judge for a delay to his case because Trump has “made multiple clemency promises” to nonviolent offenders. James Lee Bright, an attorney who represented convicted seditious conspirator Elmer Stewart Rhodes at his monthslong trial, told HuffPost Wednesday that …

Judge turns down DOJ request to hold Trump lawyers in contempt over classified documents
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge turns down DOJ request to hold Trump lawyers in contempt over classified documents

Raw Story  

A judge has for the moment declined the United States Department of Justice's request to hold former President Donald Trump and his legal team in contempt of court. ABC News reports that the judge overhearing the DOJ's request encouraged the DOJ and Trump's lawyers to come to some kind of agreement between themselves without requiring judicial intervention. IN OTHER NEWS: …

Jan 6 hearing: We now know the names of Republicans who asked for pardons from Trump. Remember them
2 years, 8 months ago

Jan 6 hearing: We now know the names of Republicans who asked for pardons from Trump. Remember them

The Independent  

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Trump hands out pardons to aides caught in Mueller probe, Blackwater guards and Republican politicians
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump hands out pardons to aides caught in Mueller probe, Blackwater guards and Republican politicians

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Today, President Donald J Trump granted full pardons …

The Latest: Trump pardons conservative commentator D’Souza
6 years, 9 months ago

The Latest: Trump pardons conservative commentator D’Souza

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s consideration of pardons and sentence commutations : 10 p.m. President Donald Trump has pardoned Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative commentator he claims “was treated very unfairly by our government!” D’Souza had pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud. Both had connections to Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” TV show: Blagojevich was a contestant in 2010 and …

Robert Mueller’s Brilliant Strategy for Outmaneuvering Trump Pardons
7 years, 4 months ago

Robert Mueller’s Brilliant Strategy for Outmaneuvering Trump Pardons

Slate  

A version of this piece was originally published on Shugerblog. Andrew McCarthy at National Review is puzzled about Mueller’s charges for Manafort, calling it “curious” that he leaves out so many possible charges, including tax fraud and other forms of fraud. After reading the Papadopoulos plea agreement, and knowing that Manafort is reportedly an unnamed “high-ranking campaign official” in a …

Donald Trump's lawyer says President's right to pardon himself 'cannot be dismissed'
7 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump's lawyer says President's right to pardon himself 'cannot be dismissed'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s personal lawyer has taken to the airwaves to …

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