US EditionAP: Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
- Pardon applications are being crafted with one focus: Donald Trump.
- Since Donald Trump took office in January, over 9,300 petitions for pardons or commutations have been received by the Justice Department.
- Liz Oyer, a former pardon attorney, mentioned that Trump's actions have created a 'free-for-all for those seeking clemency.'
- Experts claim that Trump's approach to pardons is unprecedented.
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'From Felon to Fellow Felon': Prisoners Pitch Pardons by Touting Kinship with Felon-in-Chief
Chad Scott, a disgraced former DEA agent locked up for corruption, is now betting on one thing to win his freedom — that Donald Trump, now a convicted felon himself, will see a kindred spirit behind bars. In a handwritten plea to the White House, Scott spelled it out: both he and Trump had been shot in the ear, both had been convicted of falsifying records, and both — in Scott’s words — were victims of “political persecution.” His pitch: From fe…
U.S. pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from U.S. President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced narcotics agent wrote the White House seeking clemency for his corruption conviction, Scott sought to draw Trump’s attention to what they have in common.
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Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
President Donald Trump's unconventional approach to clemency has spread hope among federal prisoners and formerly incarcerated people around the United States, prompting a wave of petitions carefully crafted to capture his attention.
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