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'Bring it': Jan. 6 committee Republican threatens to tell all if Trump prosecutes him

A former Republican lawmaker who has been thought by some to be a target of Donald Trump has two words for the president elect: "Bring it." Former "Tea Party" Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman, a Trump-skeptic Republican who helped assist the House Select Committee on January 6 with its investigation, has previously sounded the alarm about purportedly dangerous Republicans rising to …

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4 days ago

MSNBC panel paints chilling portrait of threat to Trump enemies — even with pardons

Raw Story

Taking an off-road from a discussion on Donald Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to be the next director of the FBI, MSNBC host Jen Psaki and NBC News National Security Editor David Rohde described the onslaught of harassment Trump's enemies could face even of President Joe Biden gave them preemptive pardons. During their appearance on "Morning Joe," Psaki noted that …

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4 days, 13 hours 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 …

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4 days, 20 hours ago

'Frightening': Judge condemns potential Trump pardon for Oath Keepers head's Jan. 6 crimes

Raw Story

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta argued that President-elect Donald Trump would be putting democracy at risk if he pardons Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for crimes committed on Jan. 6, 2021. Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2023 for seditious conspiracy and other crimes. Mehta made the remarks about Rhodes while sentencing …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be ‘frightening’

LA Times

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a Washington rally outside the White House on June 25, 2017. The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be “frightening” if the anti-government group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, is pardoned for orchestrating a violent plot to keep Donald Trump in …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Don’t be fooled, Biden’s mass clemency may be another half-measure

Salon

Last Thursday, the White House announced that President Biden was “granting clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans – the most ever in a single day.” The beneficiaries of Biden’s act include people “who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic” and “39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes.” Most of those people had committed drug-related offenses. As the …

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Trump says he will 'look at' pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams

India Today

PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said in a far-ranging news conference that ihe would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams. Speaking at his first press conference since winning the election, Trump also threatened legal action against the Biden administration over sales of portions of border wall, saying he has spoken to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

A Legal Expert Predicts What Will Happen If Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioters

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING If you take Donald Trump at his word, one of his first acts when he’s back in the White House will be to grant pardons to rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A key question is whether Trump would issue pardons on a case-by-case basis or grant a blanket pardon to any and …

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6 days, 20 hours ago

Trump says he would consider pardoning NYC Mayor Eric Adams, ‘He was treated pretty unfairly’

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump may consider pardoning Eric Adams, who is currently facing federal bribery and conspiracy charges. The president-elect bluntly said on Monday that he would “look at” a pardon for the embattled New York City mayor, according to Associated Press. Donald Trump says he would consider pardoning NYC Mayor Eric Adams Trump says he would consider issuing a pardon for …

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6 days, 22 hours ago

'Witness protection program': Ex-conservative urges rush to stifle Trump's revenge vow

Raw Story

President Joe Biden should use his pardon power to proactively shield people President-elect Donald Trump and his FBI nominee Kash Patel have singled out for retribution — and ignore the "myths" people are promulgating to argue he should refrain from doing so, former conservative turned-anti GOP pundit Jennifer Rubin wrote for The Washington Post on Monday. For one thing, Rubin …

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1 week ago

Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar Both Vexed By Hunter Biden Pardon

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LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son isn’t sitting well with two top Democratic allies. Amy Klobuchar and Bernie Sanders both wondered if the president was ignoring America’s best interest when he issued an eleventh-hour pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, earlier this month. During a Sunday appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sanders worried that …

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Chris Rock says ‘no one would care’ about Brian Thompson's murder suspect Luigi Mangione if he looked like Jonah Hill

Hindustan Times

Chris Rock made a brutal joke about UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder suspect, Luigi Mangio, on the latest Saturday Night Live episode. In his scathing monologue, the comedian quipped that “no one would care” about the 26-year-old accused if he looked like actor Jonah Hill. Chris Rock jokes about UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione Chris Rock jokes about Luigi …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon

Hindustan Times

Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal’s 10-day tankhah and freed him from the tag of ‘tankhaiya’. Sukhbir, amid a row over the party’s working committee not accepting his resignation as SAD chief, appeared before the highest Sikh temporal seat that had declared him ‘tankhaiya’ on August 30 for the mistakes committed by the Shiromani …

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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Hindustan Times

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Joe Biden’s son ducks questions on controversial pardon from his dad. Here’s what happened

Live Mint

Hunter Biden was spotted on Thursday picking up dinner at Blue Ribbon Sushi in Malibu, just 11 days after his father, US President Joe Biden, issued a sweeping pardon covering a wide range of gun, tax, and other potential offenses. Joe Biden signs pardon for son Hunter amid gun and tax violation charges President Joe Biden signed a pardon for …

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Live updates: Trump presidential transition, Cabinet pick meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill

CNN

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Stephanie Keith/Reuters/File President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to pardon US Capitol rioters on Day One, but one month before Inauguration Day it’s not clear who among the hundreds of convicted rioters, defendants awaiting trial and remaining fugitives would receive …

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Jan. 6 defendants struggle to parse Trump pardon comments that 'change every day': report

Raw Story

Donald Trump has pledged to pardon his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol, but lawyers representing some of those defendants say his transition team has offered more clarity than the president-elect's public statements. “The statements change every day," said one defense lawyer working on multiple Jan. 6 cases. The Jan. 6 pardon won't go through the traditional application process, …

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A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list

Associated Press

A nonprofit leader who supports at-risk New Orleans youth. Fulton, who has two children and works as an elementary school teacher, said that for years she had lived with “a sense of embarrassment and shame” about the felony conviction. A White House news release commended Fulton as “someone who goes above and beyond for her community.” For years, Fulton has …

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‘Sorry to embarrass you, Donald’: Ex-GOP lawmaker hits back as Trump threatens jail time

Raw Story

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he’s not intimidated by Donald Trump’s threats to jail him as a member of the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “You know, fine, whatever, if you got to make up charges I was in the legislative branch, we were investigating – as per the request from Congress – to do …

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1 week, 3 days ago

The Jan. 6 Verdict Is In: The Rioters Lose, Even If Trump Pardons Them

Politico

Indeed, as defendants and their attorneys take turns referencing Trump’s oft-repeated avowals to free any convicted offenders, it’s easy to believe that Trump has won — that the effort to bring to justice those who stormed the Capitol is doomed. “President Trump has said he’d pardon on day one,” Shipley said, rising to ask Judge Carl Nichols to delay the …

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‘The statements change every day’: Capitol rioters try to parse Trump’s pardon pledges

CNN

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to pardon US Capitol rioters on Day One, but one month before Inauguration Day it’s not clear who among the hundreds of convicted rioters, defendants awaiting trial and remaining fugitives would receive clemency. “No matter what ultimately becomes of the Capitol Riots cases already concluded and still pending, the true story of …

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Trump's 'fraught' day one plans could anger even MAGA supporters: conservative analyst

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump's plan to pardon the Jan. 6 rioters might enrage Trump's political opponents — as well as Trump's own supporters, who were led to believe he would go further than what he appears to be planning, a conservative analyst told CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday. In his TIME Magazine interview this week, Trump suggested he would pardon most …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Should the executive have the power to pardon?

The Hindu

United States President Joe Biden’s recent decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden for any federal crimes he committed or may have committed between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024 has brought renewed focus on the expansive clemency powers granted to the President by the U.S. Constitution. Alok Prasanna Kumar: Even if an independent clemency commission were established, its …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

Raw Story

Alexander Smirnov has been given a plea deal after he spent years lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which resulted in a years-long investigation by Republicans in Congress, flagged national security expert Marcy Wheeler. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and former Attorney General Bill Barr all bought into the false claims, resulting in …

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'Bring it': Jan. 6 committee Republican threatens to tell all if Trump prosecutes him

MSNBC panel paints chilling portrait of threat to Trump enemies — even with pardons

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

'Frightening': Judge condemns potential Trump pardon for Oath Keepers head's Jan. 6 crimes

Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be ‘frightening’

Don’t be fooled, Biden’s mass clemency may be another half-measure

Trump says he will 'look at' pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams

A Legal Expert Predicts What Will Happen If Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioters

Trump says he would consider pardoning NYC Mayor Eric Adams, ‘He was treated pretty unfairly’

'Witness protection program': Ex-conservative urges rush to stifle Trump's revenge vow

Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar Both Vexed By Hunter Biden Pardon

Chris Rock says ‘no one would care’ about Brian Thompson's murder suspect Luigi Mangione if he looked like Jonah Hill

Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Joe Biden’s son ducks questions on controversial pardon from his dad. Here’s what happened

Live updates: Trump presidential transition, Cabinet pick meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill

Jan. 6 defendants struggle to parse Trump pardon comments that 'change every day': report

A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list

‘Sorry to embarrass you, Donald’: Ex-GOP lawmaker hits back as Trump threatens jail time

The Jan. 6 Verdict Is In: The Rioters Lose, Even If Trump Pardons Them

‘The statements change every day’: Capitol rioters try to parse Trump’s pardon pledges

Trump's 'fraught' day one plans could anger even MAGA supporters: conservative analyst

Should the executive have the power to pardon?

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records