How Trump Has Exploited Pardons to Reward Allies

How Donald Trump exploited pardons, clemency to reward allies and supporters

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images).This story was originally published by ProPublica. The beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s mercy in his second term have mostly been people with access to the president or his inner circle. Those who have followed the rules set out by the Department of Justice, meanwhile, are stil…

How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters

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How Trump Has Exploited Pardons to Reward Allies

ProPublica: “Trump has granted clemency to allies, donors and culture-war figures — as well as felons who, like him, were convicted of financial wrongdoing. On Friday, he granted pardons to 77 people, including Rudy Giuliani and other allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, though they are mostly symbolic because federal pardons do not apply to ongoing or possible state prosecutions, which many of the grantees face. Those clemencie…

Trump clemency: Why the System Feels Rigged

Key Takeaways • Trump clemency rewards allies, donors, and high-profile figures. • Thousands of rule-following applicants remain in limbo. • The traditional Justice Department review process is bypassed. • Promised clemency reforms never took shape after initial talks. President Trump’s use of clemency in his second term has sparked fierce debate. While many people who followed the Justice Department’s rules wait, allies and donors move to the f…

Trump Pardons Giuliani, Others Who Pushed to Overturn 2020 Election

President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and others accused of supporting efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Trump issues pardons to allies in election fraud scheme

Photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 Key Points: President Trump issues federal pardons to 18 people connected to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss The pardons do not affect the 18 people indicted on state charges in Arizona Trump’s pardons do not include himself By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services President Trump has issued federal pardons to everyone connected with his various efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 elect…