Notorious Jan. 6 Speaker’s Lobby defendant asks for pardon, gets 8 years in prison
Zachary Jordan Arum, the Virginia troublemaker who caused chaos just before the Jan. 6 shooting death of Ashli Babbitt, was sentenced to eight years in prison by a federal judge on Nov. 7. , demanded a full pardon. Arum, 33, of Centerville, Virginia, described herself in patriotic terms during her sentencing hearing before U.S. District […]
Charlie Kirk pledges to Glenn Beck to seek full pardon for Blaze News investigative journalist Steve Baker, others
Charlie Kirk, Founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, told Blaze Media Co-Founder: glenn beck He said he would work to obtain a full pardon for Blaze News investigative journalist Steve Baker. Kirk made the comments during an appearance on Beck's radio show on Friday. “To all the non-violent offenders of January 6th, I am […]
Trump, Not Biden, Should Pardon Hunter
I wrote long ago that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump should pledge to pardon Hunter Biden for campaign strategic reasons. Now, he really should. The most obvious calculation here is that Trump positions himself as unified commander in chief. However, it's not that simple. President Joe Biden could at any time announce a pardon for Hunter […]
Republican senator says Trump should not pardon Hunter Biden
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said President-elect Trump should not offer pardon to Hunter Biden after Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in September. “I don't think Hunter should be pardoned,” Johnson said in an interview on NewsNation's “Dan Abrams Live.” “I think we need to pay close attention to the dual justice system in […]
GOP senator: Trump shouldn’t pardon Hunter Biden
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says President-elect Trump should not pardon Biden's son Hunter Biden, who pleaded guilty in September to a felony charge related to a 2018 revolver purchase. said. “I don't think he should forgive Hunter. I think we need to be very careful about the dual justice system where the sons and daughters […]
KJP says Biden still has no plans to pardon Hunter for tax fraud and gun charges
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden has no plans yet to pardon his son Hunter Biden, who pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in September. Hunter's plea spared him a trial for spending lavishly on drugs, escorts, luxury hotel stays, clothing and other personal items and failing to pay taxes. The plea […]
No pardon planned for Hunter Biden, White House says
The White House said Thursday there are no plans yet for President Biden to pardon his son Hunter before he leaves office following President-elect Donald Trump's victory. “Our answer is no,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. Asked about the possibility of a reduction, Jean-Pierre said: “That's not what we're trying to do.” President Biden's […]
We must curtail the presidential pardon power in case Trump wins
According to Alexander Hamilton, the vast unilateral power to grant pardonsMeticulousness and caution will naturally emerge.” to the president. Clearly, then, the framers of the Constitution did not recognize the danger posed by a president as greedy, nepotistic, and reckless as Donald Trump. In his first term, we saw how Trump flouted this measure of […]
Mexico’s President Fighting to Pardon Convicted Cartel-Connected State Governor
Mexico's president plans to release a former state governor convicted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges in both the United States and Mexico. President Lopez Obrador spoke to media on Sunday in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, claiming he is working to secure a pardon for former governor Mario Villanueva. The Mexican president claims the governor […]
Donalds: DOJ 'super-charging' Jan. 6 cases, defends Trump pardon promise
Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.) on Sunday slammed the Justice Department for its treatment of people convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and defended former President Trump’s promise to pardon them. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” Donald argued that President Trump’s pardon promise was not a […]