Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits of presidential pardon power. The list of potential candidates is long and colorful: Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, imprisoned for financial crimes as part of the Russia investigation; George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, just like Flynn; Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka “Joe Exotic,” who starred in the the Netflix series “Tiger King”; and former contractors convicted in a Baghdad firefight that killed more than a dozen civilians, including women and children. As the results of last month’s election have become clear, those seeking pardons before Trump leaves office have redoubled their efforts to garner White House attention, leaning on high-profile Washington lawyers, re-upping PR efforts and, in the case of Papadopoulos, writing a book, appearing on Fox News and speaking to news outlets. Johnson, who has already successfully lobbied the president to take action on the cases of several other people, said she again met with Trump at the White House several weeks ago to present additional cases, all for people with “just incredible rehabilitation and incredible prison records.” “Personally, I’m hoping to see people home before Christmas,” she said. “For those people that should be free,” he said, Trump’s friends-and-family approach to pardons is “a deep and real tragedy.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to void some Biden pardons including ones to J6 Committee, Fauci
2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to void some Biden pardons including ones to J6 Committee, Fauci

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump has attempted to void some of his predecessor Joe Biden’s eleventh hour pardons, the latest in a series of moves to prosecute his political opponents. The pardons Mr. Trump declared void included those for Members of the U.S. House of Representatives investigating the January 6, 2020, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump …

Trump declares Biden pardons of Jan. 6 Committee 'void' — and warns of prosecutions
2 weeks ago

Trump declares Biden pardons of Jan. 6 Committee 'void' — and warns of prosecutions

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump declared void the presidential pardons given to the House Select Committee that investigated the January 6th Capitol riots by President Joe Biden. Writing on his Truth Social page, Trump became the first president in history to try to overturn pardons given by his predecessor. "The 'Pardons' that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political …

'It's going to get worse': Trump allies lining up to receive new wave of pardons
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'It's going to get worse': Trump allies lining up to receive new wave of pardons

Raw Story  

Donald Trump allies burdened by criminal convictions are getting in line for what could be a new wave of pardons during his second term after his White House "sidelined" the office where recommendations were traditionally made. Following Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 insurrectionists, there is a new team in the White House whose job it is to " focus …

Right-Wingers Want Trump To Issue More Pardons — And They're Incredibly Controversial
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Right-Wingers Want Trump To Issue More Pardons — And They're Incredibly Controversial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump issued an unprecedented raft of pardons, freeing political and ideological allies to convicted insurrectionists and people who violated federal law for protesting abortion clinics. Shapiro claimed Chauvin was “railroaded” by the justice system and that this was the “inciting event” that set “America’s race relations on their worst footing …

'Not good!' Senator cracks up overhearing GOP colleague defend Trump DOJ's latest move
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Not good!' Senator cracks up overhearing GOP colleague defend Trump DOJ's latest move

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth cracked up talking about President Donald Trump's pardon of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of 18 corruption charges, including an effort to sell Barack Obama's senate seat after he was elected in 2008. It sounds to me like it was also a politically motivated prosecution," Johnson said after talking about New …

Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping his quest to limit the pardon powers of governors in his state has received a jolt of momentum from public attention over the flurry of pardons and commuted sentences granted by former President Joe Biden before leaving office. “Even though this obviously won’t affect anything federally, it really brings to light what …

Column: Trump pardoned a lot of bad apples. Now he and Republicans own the barrelful
2 months ago

Column: Trump pardoned a lot of bad apples. Now he and Republicans own the barrelful

LA Times  

Supporters of President Trump swarm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020, in the violent effort to overturn his loss to Joe Biden. Going forth, any candidate who campaigns under the banner of Trump’s Republican Party — which has long styled itself as the party of law and order and “backing the blue” — should be made to reconcile that …

Letters to the Editor: Trump and Biden, the worst presidents ever
2 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Trump and Biden, the worst presidents ever

LA Times  

To the editor: A bleak summation of our past, present and future was smashed into our faces with an abuse of power by both former President Biden’s and President Trump’s pardons. On his first day, he pardoned police assaulters, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers — Trump embraced them all. History will judge them both as the worst presidents ever. To the …

Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump’s power to pardon
2 months ago

Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump’s power to pardon

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race said Monday that he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence, but he also didn’t object to President Donald Trump using his power to pardon. “Presidential pardons of violent offenders who attack police officers and public institutions —and pardons of the …

"Wholesale endorsement of political violence": Democrats condemn Trump's pardon of violent criminals
2 months ago

"Wholesale endorsement of political violence": Democrats condemn Trump's pardon of violent criminals

Salon  

Senate Democrats are condemning President Donald Trump's decision to set free some of his most violent supporters, introducing a resolution Monday that condemns his opening-day pardons of Jan. 6 rioters who were convicted of attacking police. "Donald Trump’s pardons are a wholesale endorsement of political violence — as long as it serves Donald Trump." As Politico's Kyle Cheney reported, the …

Trump and Biden add to long, strange history of presidential pardons
2 months ago

Trump and Biden add to long, strange history of presidential pardons

LA Times  

President Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to clemency for anti-abortion protesters in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23. “Generally, presidents may pardon any federal crime,” says Jeffrey Crouch, an assistant law professor at American University in Washington, D.C. “Moreover, they may use clemency as often as they would like.” This authority has led …

Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says pardoning Capitol attackers sends ‘the wrong signal’
2 months ago

Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says pardoning Capitol attackers sends ‘the wrong signal’

Associated Press  

DORAL, Fla. — A key ally of President Donald Trump said the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 is “sending the wrong signal” and expressed concern about the future ramifications of issuing sweeping clemencies. “I have always said that, I think, when you pardon people who attack police officers, you’re sending …

'Deserves lasting infamy': Libertarian goes scorched-Earth on Trump action
2 months ago

'Deserves lasting infamy': Libertarian goes scorched-Earth on Trump action

Raw Story  

Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, flattened President Donald Trump this week for his mass pardons of violent January 6th protesters who ransacked the United States Capitol four years ago. "The thugs who broke cops’ bones, the creeps who used bear spray against the Republic’s defenders, the ones who …

‘A great honor’: Trump’s pardon spree now includes abortion clinic protesters
2 months, 1 week ago

‘A great honor’: Trump’s pardon spree now includes abortion clinic protesters

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump on Thursday said it was his “great honor” to sign an executive order pardoning protesters of abortion clinics nationwide, including some currently serving federal sentences, according to media reports. This is a great honor to sign this.” The move comes as Trump spent his first few hours as president issuing blanket pardons for over 1,500 convicted Jan. …

Trump’s election interference judge says his Jan 6 pardons can’t ‘whitewash blood, feces, and terror’
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s election interference judge says his Jan 6 pardons can’t ‘whitewash blood, feces, and terror’

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. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s federal election interference case brought by …

Presidential pardons escalate as modern political weapon
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2 months, 1 week ago

Presidential pardons escalate as modern political weapon

Live Mint  

Monday’s use of the presidential pardon by former President Joe Biden and President Trump have stretched the power’s bounds, legal scholars said. Trump’s pardon proclamation cast Jan. 6 defendants as victims of a “grave national injustice" whose absolution would begin “a process of national reconciliation." Trump had promised to pardon Ulbricht if elected; in a Tuesday social-media post, the president …

Days after Biden serves Trump tea, the new president threatens to throw the book at him
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2 months, 1 week ago

Days after Biden serves Trump tea, the new president threatens to throw the book at him

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. But despite Biden’s final act in office welcoming Donald Trump to the presidential residence …

‘He hasn’t pardoned himself’: Trump goes berserk against Biden in first interview after White House return
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2 months, 1 week ago

‘He hasn’t pardoned himself’: Trump goes berserk against Biden in first interview after White House return

Firstpost  

In his first interview at the White House, US President Donald Trump said that it is “sad” his predecessor former President Joe Biden did not pardon himself. While Trump slammed Biden for awarding preemptive pardons, he defended his won decision to pardon Jan 6 rioters In his first interview after assuming the presidency, Donald Trump unleashed lethal attacks against his …

In first interview, President Donald Trump warns Joe Biden: 'He didn't pardon himself'
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2 months, 1 week ago

In first interview, President Donald Trump warns Joe Biden: 'He didn't pardon himself'

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump on Thursday, during an interview with Fox News, issued a warning to former President Joe Biden, stating that he had not given himself a pre-emptive pardon which would guard him against any actions taken by Trump's administration. Donald Trump issued a warning to Joe Biden In the interview Trump says, “This guy went around giving everybody …

Had option to pardon myself: Trump's veiled attack on Biden's last-minute clemency to family members
2 months, 1 week ago

Had option to pardon myself: Trump's veiled attack on Biden's last-minute clemency to family members

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News revealed that while he had the option to pre-emptively pardon himself in 2021, he did not choose to do so. Trump has been vocal against former president Joe Biden's last-minute decision to pardon his family member on January 20, the day Trump was sworn in. Trump, who was sitting in …

Trump pardons antiabortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump pardons antiabortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

LA Times  

President Trump holds up an order for clemency for people convicted in the invasion and blockade of a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. President Trump announced Thursday he would pardon antiabortion activists convicted of invading and blocking abortion clinic entrances. “Many people are in jail over this,” he said in June, adding, ”We’re going to get that taken care of immediately.” …

The January 6 pardons: Who has Trump ordered to be released?
2 months, 1 week ago

The January 6 pardons: Who has Trump ordered to be released?

Al Jazeera  

President Donald Trump took the oath of office in the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, where a mob of his supporters had rampaged on January 6, 2021, during the last presidential handover of power. In the proclamation published on the White House website, Trump released but did not fully pardon 14 leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys …

How do Donald Trump’s pardons compare with other US presidents?
2 months, 1 week ago

How do Donald Trump’s pardons compare with other US presidents?

Al Jazeera  

Just hours into his second term, Trump pardons about 1,500 people charged in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. President Donald Trump began his second term by issuing “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to about 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. There are different acts of clemency, such as: Pardons – granting …

On pardons and January 6, Republicans torn between moving forward and looking back
2 months, 1 week ago

On pardons and January 6, Republicans torn between moving forward and looking back

CNN  

Washington CNN — When reporters asked Mike Johnson to respond to President Donald Trump’s pardons for more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the House speaker had a ready answer. Barely three hours later, Johnson announced the creation of a new select subcommittee to continue the GOP’s probe into January 6, because …

Trump tells Sean Hannity it’s ‘sad’ that Biden didn’t pardon himself
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump tells Sean Hannity it’s ‘sad’ that Biden didn’t pardon himself

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 President Donald Trump told Fox News’s Sean Hannity it’s “sad” …

Trump pardons Jan. 6 prisoners: The only reason to set the Capitol rioters free.
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump pardons Jan. 6 prisoners: The only reason to set the Capitol rioters free.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. “We’re not looking backwards, we’re looking forwards,” Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have both said in response to questions about the Jan. 6 pardons. A lot of people are asking about Biden’s sweeping preemptive pardons …

'Didn’t give himself a pardon': Trump puts Biden on notice over potential prosecution
2 months, 1 week ago

'Didn’t give himself a pardon': Trump puts Biden on notice over potential prosecution

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump put former President Joe Biden on notice Wednesday that his failure to include himself as part of his flurry of last-minute pardons before departing from the White House could come back to haunt him. The moment came during a preview of a Fox News interview with Trump set to air Wednesday night, which the network has billed …

Trump may invite J6 pardoned convicts to the White House: CNN
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump may invite J6 pardoned convicts to the White House: CNN

Raw Story  

They assaulted police officers and crashed and trashed the People's House — some in an effort to overturn a free and fair election — but now that Donald Trump is President and has granted a "full pardon" to about 1500 of them, some of the January 6 rioters and insurrectionists reportedly may get an invitation to the White House. CNN's …

Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
2 months, 1 week ago

Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many who beat police officers, smashed windows and trashed offices as lawmakers hid in designated safe areas. Trump ‘keeps his campaign promises’ Sen. …

Trump issues blanket pardon for January 6 rioters
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump issues blanket pardon for January 6 rioters

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump 's decision to pardon the people involved with the January 6th insurrection in the Capitol was made at the last minute. His decision to do a blanket pardon to all 1,500-plus people charged in the insurrection surprised many on his team and officials in the Republican Party. More than 150 police officers were injured on the day of …

Trump's blunt two-word message to staff when he made his 'last-minute' decision on January 6 pardons
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's blunt two-word message to staff when he made his 'last-minute' decision on January 6 pardons

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump's controversial decision to pardon those involved in the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was made with an expletive at the last minute. Donald Trump defended his decision to issue a blanket pardon to the Jan. 6th participants Isabella Maria DeLuca was charged with storming the Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a …

‘F*** it, release em all:’: Inside Trump’s decision to issue blanket Jan 6 pardons
2 months, 1 week ago

‘F*** it, release em all:’: Inside Trump’s decision to issue blanket Jan 6 pardons

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. “Trump just said: ‘F*** it: Release ‘em all,’” an adviser familiar with the discussions …

'Hasn't been tested yet': Legal analyst envisions how Trump could warp pardon powers
2 months, 1 week ago

'Hasn't been tested yet': Legal analyst envisions how Trump could warp pardon powers

Raw Story  

Donald Trump sparked outrage by issuing sweeping pardons of all the Jan. 6 rioters, but a legal analyst speculated that the president could warp that authority beyond recognition. "Even if these pardons are disgraceful or something that much of the public will not agree, but they were a perfectly valid exercise of the pardon power," said CNN legal analyst Elliot …

'Potential for backlash is real' for Trump's MAGA rioter pardons: expert
2 months, 1 week ago

'Potential for backlash is real' for Trump's MAGA rioter pardons: expert

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's decision to issue a blanket pardon to rioters who stormed the Capitol four years ago is controversial even among some people who voted for him, and one legal expert thinks that the "potential for backlash is real" in the coming months and years. The reason for this, he contends, is that people convicted of violent crimes have …

Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
2 months, 1 week ago

Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s pardon of supporters who violently stormed the Capitol four years ago. “It was a sad day for Lady Justice no matter which side of the political spectrum you’re on,” said John Fishwick Jr., a former U.S. attorney in …

Trump’s Pardons For His Jan. 6 Mob Complete The Rewriting Of His Coup Attempt
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s Pardons For His Jan. 6 Mob Complete The Rewriting Of His Coup Attempt

Huff Post  

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday. Within hours of swearing to protect and defend the Constitution in his oath of office, Trump on Monday freed from federal prison hundreds of his followers who had been convicted of beating, kicking, punching, bear-spraying and otherwise attacking police officers to help …

Trump sets stage for a wild four years with social media dismissals and clashes with press on his first full day
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump sets stage for a wild four years with social media dismissals and clashes with press on his first full day

Daily Mail  

'Here I am,' said Donald Trump as season two of his presidency began Monday. 00:28: 'You're fired' President Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to start the day with action Chef Jose Andres from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition and Gen. Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council were publicly fired on Truth Social by …

Opinion: Trump's Jan. 6 pardons broke his promise to the nation
2 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Trump's Jan. 6 pardons broke his promise to the nation

LA Times  

Nearly 1,600 participants in the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attempt to overthrow the election of President Biden have now been pardoned by President Trump. Trump vowed at rallies throughout his 2024 campaign that once back in office he’d immediately free “the J-6 hostages.” Yet in keeping that promise, he broke a long-forgotten one on the same subject. The president who’d …

Donald Trump is already wielding his presidential power, and this time he's more prepared to use it
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump is already wielding his presidential power, and this time he's more prepared to use it

ABC  

When Donald Trump left Washington in 2021 having been voted out of office, and with the United States still reeling from the January 6 attack, few could have imagined the scenes we'd witness just four years later. Trump pardons almost everyone involved in January 6 riot Photo shows Donald Trump holds up a signed document in the Oval Office. Trump's …

Letters to the Editor: ‘Trump pardoned the members of his private militia. Full stop’
2 months, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: ‘Trump pardoned the members of his private militia. Full stop’

LA Times  

Supporters of President Trump clash with police as they attempt to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. To the editor: The talking heads on TV are up in arms over President Trump’s pardons of the Jan. 6 felons. To the editor: Trump pardoned the members of his private militia. Thomas D. Penfield, Cardiff, Calif.. To the editor: For …

'It's not right': GOP senators turn on Trump over pardon spree
2 months, 1 week ago

'It's not right': GOP senators turn on Trump over pardon spree

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump’s swift decision to grant pardons and clemency to hundreds of Jan. 6 attackers – including some of the most violent offenders – is not being enthusiastically received by some senators on Capitol Hill. And that includes a group of GOP senators, who spoke out against Trump’s decision less than 24 hours after he made the blanket pardons …

‘President’s prerogative’: Republicans conveniently dodge questions on Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons
2 months, 1 week ago

‘President’s prerogative’: Republicans conveniently dodge questions on Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons

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. Nobody's been treated worse than these people, and they deserve to have their day …

Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath …

Trump's Mass Pardon For Jan. 6 Rioters Went Farther Than Republicans Had Wanted
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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's Mass Pardon For Jan. 6 Rioters Went Farther Than Republicans Had Wanted

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said he didn’t think people who committed violent offenses on Jan. 6, 2021, should be pardoned. Asked Sunday if someone who assaulted law enforcement should get a pardon, Johnson said “no,” then suggested he didn’t expect it to happen. “I think what the president said and Vice President-elect JD Vance has …

Trump's Jan. 6 pardons put one of his nominees at risk: Morning Joe
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's Jan. 6 pardons put one of his nominees at risk: Morning Joe

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough predicted that Donald Trump's pardon of his violent Jan. 6 supporters could endanger the chances of at least one of his nominees to be confirmed. The newly inaugurated president issued blanket pardons to U.S. Capitol riot defendants, including those convicted of attacking law enforcement officers, within hours of being sworn in to a second term in office, …

GOP will get 'bowel-stewing panic' from 'flatly indefensible' Trump actions: conservative
2 months, 1 week ago

GOP will get 'bowel-stewing panic' from 'flatly indefensible' Trump actions: conservative

Raw Story  

Conservative Jonah Goldberg on Tuesday had a warning for Republicans who believe that President Donald Trump's mass pardon of violent January 6th rioters will fade away from the news. During a panel segment on the pardons, Goldberg slammed both former President Joe Biden and Trump for enacting what he described as "flatly indefensible" pardons on Monday. "Both Biden's and Trump's …

Donald Trump pardons 1,500 US Capitol rioters: A look at Presidential pardons by Joe Biden, Barack Obama, others
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump pardons 1,500 US Capitol rioters: A look at Presidential pardons by Joe Biden, Barack Obama, others

Live Mint  

On his first day in the Oval office, President Donald Trump has pardoned as many as 1,500 of his supporters who were involved in the US Capitol attack in 2021. The defendants who have been pardoned include individuals convicted of seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers, some of whom were captured on camera committing violent acts as lawmakers gathered to …

'Deep Stain On History': Critics Shred Trump Over 'Sickening' Move On His First Day
2 months, 1 week ago

'Deep Stain On History': Critics Shred Trump Over 'Sickening' Move On His First Day

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Critics are calling out President Donald Trump for issuing pardons to roughly 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including many convicted of violent crimes such as assaulting police officers. Many of Trump’s critics on social media spoke out against the move: Hard to keep up with the various outrages, but I refuse …

Trump issues pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump issues pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Hindu  

Donald Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including those convicted of assaulting police, in his first official action after returning to the White House as the country’s 47th president on Monday. Trump signs slew of executive orders on Day 1: A full list “These are the hostages,” he said while signing the …

Trump signs pardons for 1,500 Capitol rioters
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump signs pardons for 1,500 Capitol rioters

Raw Story  

US President Donald Trump signed pardons Monday for some 1,500 participants in the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol by his supporters who attempted to overturn the 2020 election. "These are the hostages -- approximately 1,500 people -- for a pardon, full pardon," Trump said at a signing ceremony shortly after arriving at the White House. More than …

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