US EditionTrump’s pardons could have erased more than $1.3 billion in fines and restitution, Democrats say
- President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 convicted individuals, including Jan. 6 Capitol attack offenders, on his first day back in office.
- These pardons followed Trump's broader use of clemency powers for supporters, campaign donors, and white-collar criminals despite established restitution practices.
- Notable pardons include Trevor Milton, sentenced in 2023 with nearly $676 million restitution due, Todd Chrisley, freed from a 12-year sentence and $17.7 million restitution orders, and other corporate fraudsters.
- A House Judiciary Committee report estimated that Trump's pardons allowed recipients to avoid $1.3 billion in restitution payments owed to victims and taxpayers.
- These actions transferred financial burdens to victims and taxpayers and raised debate over presidential clemency standards and their impact on justice for crime survivors.
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DailyTruthReportDemocrats say Trump’s ‘pardon spree’ cheated crime victims out of $1.3 billion
House Judiciary Democrats are making the case that President Donald Trump’s more than 1,600 pardons could prove to be a major cost. A memo Democrats released on Tuesday reports that the controversial, blanket pardons the president made at the beginning…
House Dems whine about cost of Trump pardons, but crickets for human pardon machine Biden · American Wire News
House Democrats are vilifying President Donald Trump regarding an alleged pardon expense of $1.3 billion, while simultaneously showing a lack of interest in the actions of then-President Joe Biden concerning his “tax-cheating son.” Selective outrage skyrocketed to new heights this week when the House Judiciary Committee’s ranking member, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, released a new report. Composed by Democratic staff, the congressman referenced t…
Trump’s Pardoning Spree Cost Victims and Taxpayers More Than $1 Billion
Donald Trump’s sweeping use of his pardon power has led to more than $1.3 billion in lost restitution and payments to taxpayers and crime victims, according to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee. That finding came in a report looking at the effect of Trump’s pardons of thousands of Jan. 6 rioters and of white collar criminals. “At the time President Trump pardoned the January 6th insurrectionists, only 15% of the $3 million in restitutio…
Trump’s pardons could have erased more than $1.3 billion in fines and restitution, Democrats say
Democratic lawmakers released a report Tuesday alleging that President Donald Trump’s federal pardons and clemency grants could wipe away more than $1.3 billion in payments to victims and the federal government.
Dems Say Trump's Pardons Have So Far Cost $1.3B
NOTUS reports: A new internal memo to House Judiciary Committee Democrats zeroes in on a new attack line: President Donald Trump’s nearly 1,600 pardons are expensive. According to the document, Trump’s pardons are costing crime victims and taxpayers potentially $1.3 billion. “Not only has President Trump issued an unprecedented number of pardons in his second …
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