Jan 02 Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to probe former Gov. Bevin’s pardons By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The pardons have drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle after media reports highlighted some that went to convicts who had wealthy or politically connected families. Continue reading
Dec 31 Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements anticipated under the state's new marijuana legalization law. Continue reading
Dec 20 Critics attack Matt Bevin’s pardon of man convicted of child rape By Associated Press Micah Schoettle was in the second year of a 23-year prison sentence when the now former governor pardoned him of rape, sodomy and other sexual crimes last week. Continue reading
Nov 15 Trump intervenes in military justice cases, grants pardons By Associated Press President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for a former U.S. Army commando being charged with murder, undermining military justice proceedings. Continue reading
May 16 Trump pardons ex-media mogul who wrote flattering book about him By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Conrad Black, whose empire once included the Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Telegraph of London, The Jerusalem Post and small papers across the U.S. and Canada, has described President Donald Trump as an old friend. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 12:33 Shields and Brooks on Trump trade war risks, president’s political pardons Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Trump administration’s move to impose tariffs on U.S. allies, the president’s move to pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, reactions… Continue watching
Jan 18 More clemency coming after Obama shortens Manning’s sentence By Josh Lederman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Embracing his clemency powers like never before, President Barack Obama is planning more commutations in his final days in office after a dramatic move to cut short convicted leaker Chelsea Manning's sentence. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Barbour’s Parting Pardons, Some for Convicted Killers, Stir Furor in Mississippi After days of controversy, a Mississippi judge moved Wednesday to block some last-minute pardons made by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour. Barbour had issued pardons to more than 200 felons, 14 of them convicted killers. Margaret Warner discusses the reaction to… Continue watching