Big Majorities Disapprove of Trump’s Recent Pardons

How Trump is abusing a 'founding principle of America’s republic': ex-DOJ attorney

Since returning to the White House almost 11 and one-half months ago, President Donald Trump has issued a long list of pardons — from the January 6, 2021 defendants to former Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). And that is in addition to the many pardons he issued during his first presidency.In an article published by The Atlantic on December 15, Liz Oyer — who served as a pardon attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) during Joe Biden's pre…

Big Majorities Disapprove of Trump’s Recent Pardons

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds 66% of Americans disapprove and 15% approve of the pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife, who had been charged with accepting $600,000 in bribes. And 66% disapprove and 13% approve of the pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 45 years in prison