…what we have here is a Republican donor, from a Republican family, who was caught siphoning off tax payments for his employees — repeatedly, over the course of a decade — in order to finance an extravagant lifestyle…
Showing posts with label presidential pardon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label presidential pardon. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
Jan. 6 rioters convicted for role in Capitol attack speak out against Trump's pardons - ABC News
"I broke the law. I pleaded guilty because I was guilty," she told KIVI. "And we know all of them are guilty."
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Biden White House Weighs Preemptive Pardons for Potential Trump Targets - POLITICO
The deliberations touch on pardoning those currently in office, elected and appointed, as well as former officials who've angered Trump and his loyalists.
Those who could face exposure include such members of Congress' Jan. 6 Committee as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Trump has previously said Cheney "should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!" Also mentioned by Biden's aides for a pardon is Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who became a lightning rod for criticism from the right during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Saturday, May 27, 2023
DeSantis says he'll consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, including Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday that if elected president, he will consider pardoning all the Jan. 6 defendants — including former President Trump — on his first day in office.
Thursday, December 29, 2022
New transcripts shed light on Trump’s interest in Jan. 6 pardons
The then-president may have told the attackers in public, "You will pay," but away from the cameras, his true focus was on possible blanket pardons for his radicalized backers...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Capitol attack hearings: if Republicans did nothing wrong, why were pardons sought?
But the request from Brooks stands out because he explicitly outlines two groups for whom he was seeking preemptive pardons, opening a window into his thinking and potentially revealing for what conduct he worried that they might have been guilty of a crime...
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Five takeaways from the fifth day of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot hearings | Reuters
U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, a Republican on the Democrat-led committee who has withstood a torrent of criticism from his parthy brethren, offered a scathing quip, telling the committee: "The only reason I know to ask for a pardon is because you think you've committed a crime."…/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/V5WSTG3CAVMV5ETPOMTINHHGOM.jpg)
Monday, June 13, 2022
Capitol attack pardon revelations could spell doom for Trump and allies | US news | The Guardian
"It's hard to find a more explicit statement of consciousness of guilt than looking for a pardon for actions you've just taken, assisting in a plan to overthrow the results of a presidential election," Jamie Raskin, a member of the select committee, told reporters...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Opinion | Biden shows once again why he is a huge upgrade from Trump - The Washington Post
…Along with these pardons and commutations, Mr. Biden announced new job-training, housing and health-care programs for those leaving prison, in an effort to reduce recidivism…
Friday, September 10, 2021
Proponents of Post-Trump Curbs on Executive Power Prepare New Push - The New York Times
…The bill is expected to cover nearly a dozen issues. Among them: It would make it harder for presidents to bestow pardons in bribery-like contexts and to spend — or secretly freeze — funds contrary to congressional appropriations. It would speed up lawsuits over congressional subpoenas. And it would strengthen the Constitution's ban on presidents taking "emoluments," or payments, from foreigners…
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