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U.S. President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in Washington

Politics Mar 18

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden pardons are ‘void’ because he used an autopen

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Politics Feb 10

Rod Blagojevich waves to supporters outside his home after U.S. President Donald Trump commuted his prison sentence, in Ch...
Trump expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence

Trump already commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term.

By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Politics Jan 23

U.S. President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office, at the White House
WATCH: Trump signs order recognizing Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, pardons anti-abortion activists

Trump signed another batch of executive orders in the Oval Office on Thursday, ranging from federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to boosting artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries in the United States. He also pardoned anti-abortion activists…

By News Desk and Associated Press

Politics Jan 22

President Trump Pardons January 6 Rioters On First Day Of New Term
Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill

Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder, was found guilty of orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Trump in power.

By Michael Kunzelman, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Politics Jan 22

The Wider Image: Trump's inauguration through the eyes of Reuters photographers
Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system

A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's pardon of supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol…

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Jan 21

WATCH: Trump discusses pardoning Jan. 6 rioters in first news conference

By Michelle L. Price, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in U.S.

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Jan 21

Trump’s Jan. 6 clemency releases former Proud Boys leader, Oath Keepers founder from lengthy sentences

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's action paved the way for the release of extremist group leaders convicted in major conspiracy cases, as well as people who violently attacked law enforcement officers defending the Capitol.

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Jan 20

Trump issues sweeping pardon of people charged with crimes in Jan. 6 insurrection

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Monday said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the…

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Jan 20

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Biden issues preemptive pardons on his way out as Trump says he’ll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens

President Trump is reportedly planning to issue a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. That's as Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president, issued preemptive pardons to…

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Jan 20

Biden issues pardons to his family members in final act in office, citing ‘unrelenting attacks’ from Trump and allies

By Associated Press

Biden, in final act in office, issues pardons to his family members, due to 'unrelenting attacks' from Trump and allies…

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