During MSNBC’s coverage of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Tuesday, host Rachel Maddow reacted to President Trump’s pardon of Jon Ponder at the RNC by stating that Trump made the event comparable to the Roman Coliseum where “there’s the
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the pardon of convicted bank robber Jon Ponder ahead of his appearance on the second night of the Republican National Convention.
Friday on Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” former Trump adviser Roger Stone reacted to a U.S. District Court ruling he must report on July 14 for his prison sentence. Stone likened the possibility of being incarcerated to a “death sentence,” given the threat of COVID-19.
President Donald Trump should preemptively pardon former President Barack Obama for any crimes he may have committed in “Obamagate,” the effort by the previous administration to frame the incoming one for “Russia collusion.”
Roger Stone told Breitbart News that President Donald Trump has not promised him a presidential pardon following his conviction in November.
“I’m following this very closely and I want to see it play out to its fullest because Roger has a very good chance of exoneration in my opinion,” Trump said on Thursday.
During a town hall on CNN on Tuesday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg criticized President Trump’s recent pardons and commutations by stating that Trump “seems like he’s never met a corrupt politician he didn’t like.” After
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) said that he expects that House Democrats will hold hearings on President Trump’s recent pardons and commutations. Cicilline said, “I mean, we will, of course, I expect, have hearings
“In 1989, at the height of his finance career, Mr. Milken was charged in an indictment alleging that some of his innovative financing mechanisms were in fact criminal schemes,” the White House said in a statement defending the pardon.
President Donald Trump ripped top prosecutors and FBI officials like James Comey on Tuesday for spying on his campaign and prosecuting campaign operative Roger Stone and his former National Security Advisor Gen. Michael Flynn. “Now we found out that they
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Wednesday signed a law that allows his state to bring charges against individuals who have received a presidential pardon.
President Donald Trump once again said he is leaning toward pardoning former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D).
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said that it “certainly seems logical” that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen would have looked for a pardon, and there needs to be strong evidence
On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned President Trump to refrain from talking about pardons for either former Trump attorney Michael Cohen or Paul Manafort at his rally in West Virginia on Tuesday or at any point in
New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo pardoned seven illegal aliens with criminal convictions on their records Monday to help them evade deportation by federal immigration officials.
President Donald Trump granted executive clemency on Tuesday to multi-generation cattle ranchers Dwight Lincoln Hammond Jr. and son, Steven Hammond.
A former Navy sailor who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday against several Obama administration officials for allegedly giving him unequal protection under the law when they gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a pass for the same offense he received a prison sentence for.
President Donald Trump announced that he was considering a pardon for boxing champion Muhammad Ali, continuing his string of high-profile pardons.
Thursday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Donald Trump’s use of his pardoning power. Cornyn said one of the individuals he would like to receive a pardon from the president is former CIA Director David
President Donald Trump stated that he had the right to pardon himself despite the ongoing investigation into Russian collusion by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued President Trump is transforming the pardon power “into just another partisan tool to undermine our democracy.” Maher said, “[P]ardons is one of those cool powers that a president has
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” former FBI Special Agent Clint Watts stated the US is “closer to being a Third World power, as of today.” He added “tariffs and pardons” “are things that we see from banana
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) stated he believes the pardon of author Dinesh D’Souza is sending a message to President Trump’s supporters about the Russia investigation and that if the pardon power is used to
President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday he will pardon conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of breaking campaign finance laws in 2014.
“His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!”
In yet another personal attack against President Trump, CNN’s Jake Tapper spread the false claim that Lewis “Scooter” Libby leaked the name of CIA agent Valerie Plame.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” CNN Political Analyst David Gregory reacted to the pardon of Scooter Libby by stating President Trump has a perspective “that the rule of law doesn’t matter.” Gregory said, “This is also Trump with a view
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Richard Cheney, on Friday afternoon for convictions related to a 2007 trial and conviction.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to criticize California Governor Jerry Brown for pardoning five illegal aliens for other crimes.
President Donald Trump pardoned navy submariner Kristian Saucier on Friday, the sailor who brought up Hillary Clinton as part of his defense in trial proceedings. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders made the announcement during Friday afternoon’s press conference: In
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued the president doesn’t have the power to use pardons to obstruct justice and any pardon of former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort should be looked at as
The reception of God’s mercy in dependent upon a person’s acknowledgement of his sins, Pope Francis said Wednesday, because “the proud person is unable to receive forgiveness.”
California Gov. Jerry Brown celebrated a Sanctuary State Christmas by pardoning two convicted criminal aliens to prevent their deportation next week by the Trump administration.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has thrown in with leftists to rip President Donald J. Trump for pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) criticized President Trump’s decision to pardon former Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio Friday, saying that it “undermines his claim for the respect of the rule of law.”
WASHINGTON—Arizona Rep. Trent Franks praised President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Friday, calling it “right and just” for Arpaio and his family.
President Donald Trump all but announced a pardon of convicted Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at his Tuesday night rally in Phoenix, AZ.
The White House dismissed rumors that President Donald Trump would pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio during his campaign rally on Tuesday.
ROMA, Texas — Four family members who ran one of the largest cartel smuggling operations in south Texas had their life in prison sentences commuted and will likely be returning to this border city from where they ran their criminal empire. One of the main destinations that the criminal organizations delivered drugs to was Chicago, Illinois.
Former Weather Underground terrorist group leader Bill Ayers on Tuesday said he was on an airplane “dancing in the aisles” over news that President Obama commuted the sentence of FALN activist Oscar López Rivera, whose group was linked to over 100 bombs placed in U.S. cities in the 1970s and 1980s.
