Tag Archives: Pardon

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has posthumously pardoned 34 lynching victims killed between 1854 and 1933. On Saturday, Hogan issued the pardons of the Black victims at an event in Towson. One of the victims was 15-year-old Howard Cooper, who was dragged from the Towson jail and lynched by a white …

In the news of kick-him-while-he’s-down, Carole Baskin revealed to BuzzFeed News that she’s thrilled her rival Joe Exotic didn’t get a pardon from Donald Trump. In the final hours of Trump’s presidency, many crossed their fingers hoping they would get blessed by his executive powers, including Joe Exotic, who was …

Before Donald Trump was dismissed from the White House, he granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals. Some of the names most people probably aren’t aware of, but a few of the names stuck out: Desiree Perez (CEO of Roc Nation)– She was …

On Sunday, the New York Times revealed that pardon-seekers and those lobbying on their behalf paid Trump’s supporters tens of thousands of dollars to press the president to grant clemency. The Times stated that pushes for pardons have escalated, citing records and interviews with more than three dozen lobbyists and …

Two people close to the situation say Trump has suggested pardoning himself in the few days left in his presidency. According to the New York Times, the move will be one of the most extraordinary and unprecedented moves used by a President in American history. Apparently, there have been several …

In December, Donald Trump pardoned four former Blackwater contractors for their part in the 2007 shooting rampage that left 14 unarmed civilians dead in Baghdad. Evan Liberty was one of the four contractors who was pardoned. He has since defended his actions. According to the Daily Mail, in 2014, Evan …

Joe Exotic, the ‘Tiger King,’ is looking to be pardoned by Donald Trump. Joe is behind bars for hiring a hitman to kill his zookeeping rival, Carole Baskin. Next week, on January 6, Joe’s team will fly to Washington, D.C., for a ‘high level’ meeting. The date coincides with the certification …

On Tuesday, Donald Trump began announcing a wave of pardons. The 41 new pardons will protect his loyalists’ criminals from accountability and punishment.  Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner are among the names listed. Manafort and Stone are former advisers of Trump. They were previously indicted and convicted of several …

Myron Burrell was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of murdering a child in 2002. However, new evidence and a look into a “flawed” investigation have helped free him. According to NBC News, the state’s pardon board released Burrell, who has been in prison since he was …

The Justice Department is investigating a potential “bribery-for-pardon” scheme in the White House. According to court records that were unsealed Tuesday, the DOJ is looking into a scheme where money was funneled into the White House or a political committee in exchange for a pardon from Donald Trump. The documents …

Rudy Giuliani denies claims that he asked Donald Trump to pardon him: “NYT Lies Again.” Giuliani, former Mayor of New York and Trump’s lawyer, denies rumors he had a conversation with Trump about a pardon. The New York Times first reported the alleged news on Tuesday, detailing how Giuliani had …

It looks like Joe Exotic might be released from prison earlier than we expected. His team is so confident that Donald Trump will pardon the ‘Tiger King’ star that they’ve got a stretch limo waiting to scoop him up. The Tiger Team leader, Eric Love, tells TMZ that Joe’s legal …

Donald Trump is trying to get him and his buddies out of the mud by using his power to pardon. It has been four long years is of the dreaded Trump administration. During his presidency, 45 has reportedly broken several laws, abused his presidential power, and just outright ruined the …