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Binance founder CZ asked Trump to pardon money laundering conviction
Binance founder and convicted felon Changpeng Zhao says that he applied for a pardon from US President Donald Trump shortly after denying reports that [...]
Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter
Enrique Tarrio said he told Mr. Trump that he had saved his life by including him in a blanket grant of clemency for Jan. 6 defendants.
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Justice Dept. Tries to Use Executive Privilege to Muzzle Fired Pardon Attorney
A fight over the testimony of Elizabeth G. Oyer could have a ripple effect on whether other fired Justice Department lawyers speak publicly about thei [...]
Path to a Trump Pardon: Devon Archer, a Biden Loyalist, Goes ‘Full MAGA’
Devon Archer used his knowledge about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings to gain favor from Republicans and appeal for clemency.
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Senator John Kennedy grills SEC nominee Paul Atkins about SBF pardon
US Senator John Kennedy grilled prospective Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Paul Atkins about a potential pardon for Sam “SBF” Bankm [...]
Trump Says He Will Posthumously Pardon the Baseball Star Pete Rose
President Trump also repeated his call for Rose, who was banned from the sport for gambling, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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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 [...]
Trump May Name Alice Johnson to Be ‘Pardon Czar’
Alice Marie Johnson was serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug conviction when the president commuted her sentence in 2018. Since then, she has [...]
Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
The South Carolina Republican told CNN that he “did not like” how Trump pardoned people who “beat up cops,” and suggested he would be open to curtaili [...]
Inside Trump’s Decision to Pardon Ross Ulbricht, the Creator of the Silk Road Drug Marketplace
Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President T [...]
Jan. 6 Defendant Shuns Trump’s Pardon, Likening ‘Stop the Steal’ to a ‘Cult’
Pamela Hemphill, 71, of Boise, Idaho, who served 60 days in prison, said it would be “an insult to the Capitol Police” if she accepted the pardon.
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After Trump’s Pardon, Paul Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work
The president-elect’s 2016 campaign chairman, four years after receiving clemency, is testing the international market with a team of Trump-linked con [...]
Pardon Backlash Reflects Fraught Breakup Between Democrats and Biden
The criticism of the president’s pardon of his son from within his own party underscores how far gone his relationship with Democrats in Congress alre [...]
Polymarket Bettors Think Donald Trump More Likely to Pardon Jan. 6 Protestors Than Ross Ulbricht
Although Trump didn't provide a specific reason as to why he thinks Ulbricht should be freed, many view Ulbricht’s double-life sentence without parole [...]
Trump Says He Would Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters Who Attacked Police
Hundreds of people have been convicted in the storming of the Capitol in 2021, including those who assaulted officers.
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