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FILE PHOTO: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Homeland Security Subcom...

Politics Dec 07

Trump calls Democratic Rep. Cuellar ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties after pardon

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Politics Dec 03

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Homeland Security Subcommittee, in W...
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How Trump is using presidential pardon power in new ways

President Trump announced he is pardoning Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges. It’s the latest in a series of controversial pardons Trump has signed. White House Correspondent…

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

World Nov 30

JD Vance visit to Mideast
Netanyahu requests pardon from Israeli president during his ongoing corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation.

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

World Nov 28

Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is being transported to the U.S., in Tegucigalpa
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Politics Nov 17

U.S. President Trump signs the funding bill to end the government shutdown, in Washington, D.C.
Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons

The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”…

By Jim Mustian, Brian Slodysko, Matt Brown, Associated Press

Nov 10

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Trump pardons dozens of allies who tried to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Leila Jackson

As President Trump continues to push the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, he’s taken a new step to protect former administration officials and allies who have been accused of working to overturn the election that Joe Biden won.

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Jul 10

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Jan. 6 prosecutor says firing of investigators, Trump’s pardons send ‘dangerous message’

By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams

The Justice Department has fired several officials involved in the Jan. 6 criminal prosecution and others have been demoted to low-level positions. They are the latest moves that some say are part of a retribution campaign against anyone who worked…

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May 27

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A look at Trump’s controversial pardons for political allies and loyalists

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Saher Khan

In his second term, President Trump has moved to pardon many who are considered to be loyal to him, from local Republican officials convicted of fraud to Jan. 6 rioters. The New York Times reported that Trump pardoned a Florida…

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Jan 23

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After Jan. 6 pardons, judges who oversaw cases express frustrations

By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz

In the days since President Trump’s sweeping clemency of Jan. 6 rioters, the federal courts have been busy processing the dismissals. But the judges who've spent years overseeing the hundreds of trials are not hiding their frustration. Geoff Bennett discussed…

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Jan 21

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Former Rep. Riggleman weighs in on implications of Trump’s move to pardon Jan. 6 rioters

By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens

President Donald Trump made good on his promise to pardon or commute the sentences of Jan. 6 rioters. Geoff Bennett discussed what this means for the years-long investigations into the insurrection with former congressman and advisor to the Jan. 6…

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