Tag: Clemency
He Got Clemency From Trump. Now He’s Facing Charges of Injuring a Child.
Jonathan Braun, who has had a string of legal issues since President Trump commuted his drug sentence four years ago, was arrested after allegedly pun [...]
Trump Names ‘Pardon Czar’ to Advise on Clemency
President Trump commuted Alice Johnson’s life sentence during his first term, and later pardoned her for her drug conviction. She will advise him on s [...]
Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump for Jan. 6 Speak Out
Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers asserted that they wanted President Trump to seek revenge on their behalf for [...]
Judges Begin Freeing Jan. 6 Defendants After Trump’s Clemency Order
Two prominent far-right extremists with central roles in the Capitol attack, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers m [...]
What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.
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Trump Grants Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police o [...]
Another Trump Clemency Recipient Faces Domestic Violence-Related Charges
Philip Esformes is at least the seventh person to be charged with new crimes after receiving a second chance in the last days of the Trump administrat [...]
Biden to Use Clemency Powers for First Time
WASHINGTON — President Biden planned on Tuesday to use his clemency powers for the first time to commute the sentences of 75 drug offenders and issue [...]
Supporters Seek Clemency for Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist
WASHINGTON — Since 1977, Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist, has been serving two life sentences in federal prison for his role in the killin [...]
U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency
At no point did the jurors suggest that any of Mr. Khan’s treatment was illegal. Their letter noted that Mr. Khan, who never attained U.S. citizens [...]
Biden Considers Clemency for Some Drug Offenders in Residence Confinement
In opposition to that backdrop, in a little-noticed remark at a press briefing this month, the White Home press secretary, Jen Psaki, let slip that [...]
Alan Dershowitz, Utilizing His Trump Connections, Turned a Drive in Clemency Grants
WASHINGTON — By the point George Nader pleaded responsible final 12 months to possessing baby pornography and intercourse trafficking a minor, his [...]
The Highway to Clemency From Trump Was Closed to Most Who Sought It
“After we labored on clemency in the course of the Obama administration, it was primarily based on goal standards, not suggestions of some politica [...]
The Street to Clemency From Trump Was Closed to Most Who Sought It
“Once we labored on clemency in the course of the Obama administration, it was primarily based on goal standards, not suggestions of some political [...]
For Prosecutors, Trump’s Clemency Selections Have been a ‘Kick within the Enamel’
MIAMI BEACH — It was New Yr’s Eve, and dance music was pulsating from the yard of a multimillion-dollar house right here co-owned by Philip Esforme [...]