Republican senators turned a confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche into a sustained confrontation with the former Biden administration pardon attorney who recommended clemency for all 40 federal death row inmates, including the man who walked into a Charleston, South Carolina, church in 2015 and shot nine Black parishioners to death during Bible […] The post GOP senators confront former Biden pardon attorney over clemency push for Dylann Roof, federal death row inmates appeared first on American Almanac .
Republican senators turned a confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche into a sustained confrontation with the former Biden administration pardon attorney who recommended clemency for all 40 federal death row inmates, including the man who walked into a Charleston, South Carolina, church in 2015 and shot nine Black parishioners to death during Bible study. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri led the charge Thursday on Capitol Hill, pressing Elizabeth Oyer over a 73-page memorandum she authored in November 2024 that urged President Joe Biden to spare every inmate on the federal death row. Democrats had called Oyer as their chief witness against Blanche's nomination. By the time Republicans finished questioning her, the witness…Open
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.
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 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.
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned Minnesota officials for pardoning a convicted pedophile in an effort to stop his deportation.
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned Minnesota officials for pardoning a convicted pedophile in an effort to stop his deportation . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Minnesota Board of Pardons, led by Democrat Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, granted clemency to Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a ten-year-old girl. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has condemned the decision, arguing it could hinder Vang’s deportation, which was imminent prior to the pardon. DETAIL: Vang lost his legal immigration status after his 2006 conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct and he was issued a final removal order. According to…Open
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.
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.
Democrat Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz has pardoned Jai Vang, an illegal alien from Laos convicted of aiding and abetting armed robbery in 1994.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) convened a special session to pardon an illegal alien convicted of armed robbery and thwart his deportation . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) has pardoned Jai Vang, an illegal alien from Laos convicted of aiding and abetting armed robbery in 1994. DETAIL: On Wednesday, Walz pardoned Vang following a unanimous vote by Minnesota’s Board of Pardons. Vang was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month as part of Operation Metro Surge. He was scheduled to be deported next month, having illegally entered the United States. Vang requested a pardon, which was unanimously recommended by the Clemency Review Commission. He was arrested, tried, and convicted…Open