NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel) - Trump’s Latest Clemency Grants Benefit Drug Offenders, Union Boss
The president issued pardons or commutations to 30 people on Thursday, continuing his unorthodox and unpredictable use of clemency power.
WASHINGTONPOST (Brianna Sacks) - Hunter Biden opens up about his pardon and Joe Biden’s cancer
In a BBC interview Friday, Hunter Biden faced questions about his actions’ toll on his father’s health and the propriety of his father’s act of clemency.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Jan. 6 prosecutions are over, but the fight lingers
The years-long saga of prosecuting the Jan. 6 attack effectively came to an end this week, when a judge dismissed a remaining indictment against Oath Keepers members already freed by President Trump . The big picture: Not only has Trump erased the legal consequences for many Jan. 6 defendants, but his administration has moved to rewrite the history of a deadly day — and oust federal employees who worked on related cases. Driving the news: Judges in recent weeks disposed of the final two cases accusing leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of orchestrating a plot to undermine the transfer of power. But the jurists were candid in saying that didn't mean they agreed with the administration. - Judge Amit Mehta acknowledged the…
The years-long saga of prosecuting the Jan. 6 attack effectively came to an end this week, when a judge dismissed a remaining indictment against Oath Keepers members already freed by President Trump . The big picture: Not only has Trump erased the legal consequences for many Jan. 6 defendants, but his administration has moved to rewrite the history of a deadly day — and oust federal employees who worked on related cases. Driving the news: Judges in recent weeks disposed of the final two cases accusing leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of orchestrating a plot to undermine the transfer of power. But the jurists were candid in saying that didn't mean they agreed with the administration. - Judge Amit Mehta acknowledged the…Open
NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel and Alan Feuer) - Trump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon Wave
Expectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country’s 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3.
ABCNEWS - Judge rules alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber not covered by Trump's blanket pardons
A judge has ruled that President Trump's clemency grant for those charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack does not apply to the man charged with planting pipe bombs in D.C.
HUFFPOST - Trump Pardons Former Abramoff Partner, 9 People Convicted Of Violating Vehicle Emissions Controls
The acts of clemency come as Trump has issued a slew of pardons in his second term, particularly for allies, public figures and those seen as politically aligned.
The acts of clemency come as Trump has issued a slew of pardons in his second term, particularly for allies, public figures and those seen as politically aligned.Open
NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel and Karen Zraick) - Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor
The president used his clemency power to further undermine environmental laws and to help a political supporter who pleaded guilty in a fraud involving Jack Abramoff.
NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel, Nicole Hong and William K. Rashbaum) - Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency
Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.
NYTIMES (Jack Healy) - Colorado Governor Overruled His Own Clemency Board to Release Tina Peters
Two members of Gov. Jared Polis’s board that reviews commutation requests came forward to say the secretive panel had twice rejected the release of Tina Peters, convicted of election tampering.
HUFFPOST - Tina Peters Gets Out Of Jail, Immediately Returns To The Big Lie That Landed Her There
Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) granted clemency to the disgraced former county clerk earlier this month.
Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) granted clemency to the disgraced former county clerk earlier this month.Open