Pardon

The Florida congressman is reported to have sought clemency from the former president as far back as December 2020, according to White House officials.

Trump said Friday that if he's reelected he'll be "looking at" January 6 defendants "very very seriously for pardons."

While the former president pardoned Duncan Hunter for his criminal actions, he did not include civil violations.

After Trump publically called on Putin to release information on Hunter Biden, Conway suggested Russia unveil their files on Trump instead.

"Pence and his staff of 'political advisors' were working to undermine President Trump," Stone wrote in a social media post.

Prince Andrew has been abandoned to the "frenzied posthumous assault upon Jeffrey Epstein" and it "is a disgrace," according to Conrad Black.

The former president had promised to pardon those convicted in connection to the Jan. 6 attack, if reelected, at a rally in Texas on Saturday.

Trump's promise to pardon Capitol rioters if he wins in 2024 ignores his past refusal to pardon Capitol rioters when he was president.

Trump suggested this weekend that if he gets reelected, he would pardon rioters who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol last year.

The Republican senator called Trump's remark "inappropriate," saying that he didn't "want to send any signal that it was OK to defile the Capitol."

The Republican senator took issue with Trump saying at a Saturday rally he might pardon Jan. 6 rioters if elected again.

"Oh my goodness, no," the New Hampshire Republican responded Sunday when asked about Trump's suggestion.

"This is beyond being a demagogue. He is defying the rule of law," John W. Dean warned on Sunday.

A controversial state senator has been pardoned for a sex crime stemming from an illicit relationship he began with a teen who would become his wife.

"I am grateful to Governor Stitt for the opportunity to serve in this role," Adam Luck tweeted as he agreed to resign per the governor's request.

The couple say they are entitled to have their guns returned because they were pardoned after they agreed to a guilty plea that included giving up the guns.

The recommendation, which was unanimously approved in October, has been withdrawn along with others over "procedural errors," and will be reconsidered.

Dontae Sharp was given a life sentence at 19 for first-degree murder after he was convicted of killing George Radcliffe in a 1994 drug deal.

Stephen Alford was allegedly part of an extortion plot promising Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) a presidential pardon in exchange for $25 million.

A presidential pardon applies only to federal crimes, allowing charges to be filed on the state level.

Under the "dual sovereignty doctrine," state and federal officials can prosecute the same defendant for the same charges without double jeopardy.

Joe Exotic says he needs President Joe Biden to "sign that pardon that Trump left behind so I can go home and get proper medical care and proper food."

Trump issued pardons for Stone and Flynn in December before he left office.

In a statement shared on Wednesday, the former president said that Republican lawmaker "totally denied the accusations against him."

"This is a case that should never have been brought because the dismissed indictment is a clear violation of New York law," said Paul Manafort's lawyer Todd Blanche on Monday.

The former NSA contractor was not included in Trump's last-minute clemency list.

Notable people pardoned by Trump today include former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne.

The rapper was expected to face a prison sentence of up to 10 years after pleading guilty to a weapon possession charge.

The outgoing president announced 73 pardons, with the former fundraiser who aided his efforts in 2016 among them.

Levandowski previously admitted to downloading thousands of files relating to Google's self-driving car project onto his personal laptop in 2016 as he was preparing to leave the company.