Did problematic, last-minute pardons by former President Joe Biden make us long for problematic, first-minute pardons by President Donald Trump? They did not. We’ve already lamented the sweeping ...
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 curtailing the presidential pardon power.
But in announcing the news, President Trump noted that he had offered the pardon in honor of Ulbricht’s mother “and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly.” Trump ...
CHICAGO — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.” ...
On his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter issued a blanket pardon to anyone who had evaded the draft, allowing thousands of young men to return from Canada and other countries.