Tag: pardons

01 JUN

Trump pardons conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, considers pardoning Martha Stewart

President Donald Trump pardoned conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza and said he was considering pardoning Martha Stewart and commuting former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s prison sentence. Critics accused Trump of subverting the rule of law. The US Constitution gives the president the power to issue pardons, and Trump has used that authority to benefit convicted figures […]

10 MAR

Trump pardons submariner who took photos of classified sub & used ‘Clinton emails’ defense

US president Donald Trump has pardoned a Navy sailor who was sentenced to prison for taking and “mishandling” photos of a classified military vessel. The submariner used Hillary Clinton’s email scandal in his court defense. Former Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Kristian Saucier took six photos of the USS Alexandria’s engine room with his cellphone at […]

22 NOV

Trump pardons 2 Thanksgiving turkeys, jokes about killing Obama’s selections

Published time: 22 Nov, 2017 00:08 President Donald Trump has pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys while joking about keeping his promise to overturn all of his predecessors decisions by killing Obama’s birds. Trump was joined by first lady Melania Trump and son Barron in the Rose Garden to grant ‘Drumstick’ and ‘Wishbone’ mercy before Thanksgiving on […]

26 AUG

Trump pardons former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

Reuters/Laura Segall President Donald Trump on Friday night granted a presidential pardon to the controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio, 85, who once led the Maricopa County sheriff’s department, was found guilty last month of criminal contempt for violating the terms of a 2011 court order in a racial profiling case. He lost a […]