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Chicago Tribune · 21h

President Donald Trump’s latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures

All were unlikely beneficiaries this week of pardons, with President Donald Trump flexing his executive power to bestow clemency on political allies, prominent public figures and others convicted of defrauding the public.

The New York Times · 2d

To Win Pardons, Trump Allies Echo His Claims of Political Prosecutions

The president is increasingly using his clemency powers to undermine Justice Department cases against his supporters.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

Trump issues series of pardons for politicians, a union leader and a rapper

President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy,” a labor union leader and a onetime Army officer who flouted safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic.

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CBS News on MSN · 1d

Trump pardons former GOP congressman Michael Grimm over tax fraud charges

Grimm, a Republican, was convicted in November 2014 of tax fraud and related charges stemming from his ownership of a Manhattan restaurant before joining Congress. Prosecutors said he underreported wages and revenue to the government, and that he filed false tax documents.

The New York Times · 2d

Trump Pardons Former N.Y. Representative Who Pleaded Guilty to Tax Fraud

Michael G. Grimm, a Republican, represented Staten Island and part of Brooklyn from 2011 until he resigned in 2015.

The Washington Post - Video o… · 14h

Trump is pardoning lots of business, tax crimes

The Sidebar panel breaks down President Donald Trump's flurry of pardons and compares them to his predecessors'.

Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric

President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also ...

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The long history and controversy of presidential autopen use

Many people first heard the term “autopen” when President Donald Trump accused his predecessor of using it illicitly earlier ...

AlterNet on MSN13h

'Pardons as favors': Top lawmaker accuses Trump DOJ of rewarding 'corruption and violence'

One high-ranking House Democrat is now openly asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) about President Donald Trump's approach ...

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Donald Trump, Asked About Pardoning Diddy, Says ‘I Would Certainly Look at the Facts' and That ‘He Used to Really Like Me a Lot'

On Friday, he was asked whether he would consider pardoning Sean "Diddy" Combs, the rap mogul who is currently on trial in ...

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Trump pardons former New York congressmember and Connecticut governor

Trump used his presidential discretion to grant clemency to former New York Rep. Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty to tax ...

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Trump pardons ex-Cincinnati Councilman PG Sittenfeld. What is a presidential pardon?

President Donald Trump has pardoned P.G. Sittenfeld, the former Cincinnati councilman convicted of bribery. What is a ...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Trump told her he would not pardon men convicted in kidnapping plot

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Donald Trump would be going back on his word to ...

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Key House Democrat presses for more details on Trump's pardons, alleging "favors"

Rep. Jamie Raskin — the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee — is asking for more information on a spate of pardons ...

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