Tag Archives: Pardon

Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys serving a 22-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has formally requested a presidential pardon from President-elect Donald Trump. Tarrio’s attorney, Nayib Hassan, submitted the request on the fourth anniversary of the Capitol riot, calling …

In a historic and controversial move, President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, just weeks before his scheduled sentencing on federal gun and tax charges. The decision has sparked immediate backlash from Republicans, who accuse the president of undermining justice, while some Democrats express …

President Joe Biden Sunday night announced he has pardoned his son Hunter, a reversal in his long-standing pledge that he would not exert his executive authority to clear his son of gun-related charges and tax crimes. “I believe in the justice system,” Biden said in a statement. “But as I …

President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued the first three pardons of his presidency — including one to a Secret Service agent who guarded President John F. Kennedy — and commuted the sentences of 75 others, the White House announced. “Today, I am pardoning three people who have demonstrated their commitment …

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today issued a full posthumous pardon for 34 victims of racial lynching. The lynchings occurred in Maryland between 1854 and 1933. Hogan issued the pardons on the basis that the extrajudicial killings “violated fundamental rights to due process and equal protection of the law.” It is …

Trump Plans To Pardon Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Axios reported the news Tuesday after sources told the outlet that Trump plans to pardon Flynn and a list of other individuals before he makes his highly anticipated exit. Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts …