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… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 6:11 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… Continue watching
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… Continue reading
Jan 20 Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents By Associated Press Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier… Continue reading
Jan 20 Defending against possible Trump ‘revenge,’ Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The decision by President Joe Biden comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: Biden thanks supporters in South Carolina on last full day of his term In our news wrap Sunday, Biden spent the final full day of his presidency visiting supporters in South Carolina, Trump laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, TikTok restored service to U.S. users after temporarily going dark due to a… Continue watching
Jan 19 Biden issues pardon to late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced civil rights movement By Colleen Long, Associated Press Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey's mail fraud conviction in the 1920s was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride. Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug charges, setting record By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Continue reading
Jan 13 Prosecutor defends investigation of Hunter Biden, denounces president’s remarks By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press David Weiss defended his team's work in the report and scolded President Joe Biden for questioning the integrity of the criminal cases in a November statement in which the president announced the pardon, when he said he believed his son… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:44 Can Biden issue preemptive pardons to protect Trump critics from retribution? By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz After President Biden gave his son, Hunter, an expansive pardon, legal experts have questioned how a president’s pardon power could be used moving forward. That includes questions about the possible use of preemptive pardons. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Kim… Continue watching