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President Trump granted clemency this week to 30 people, White House "pardon czar" Alice Marie Johnson announced Sept. 4, including Emory Jones, a longtime associate of Jay-Z who served nearly 16 years in federal prison...
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on July 10, 2026, granted a Justice Department motion to dismiss with prejudice the case against four Proud Boys leaders convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the...
Among 11 pardons President Trump issued on July 3, 2026 was one for Adam Kidan, a former business partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Kidan pleaded guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy tied to the purchase of a fleet of...
On July 3, 2026, President Trump announced pardons for a group of people he said had been wrongfully prosecuted for "fixing their car," describing the cases as an act of "weaponization" by federal prosecutors. CBS News...
On June 4, 2026, President Trump signed a proclamation granting a 'full, complete, and unconditional pardon' to former Republican Rep. Stephen E. Buyer of Indiana. A federal jury convicted Buyer on March 10, 2023 of four...
Trump issued pardons in February 2026 to five former NFL players, announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. They were Joe Klecko, who pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a federal grand jury...
Ghislaine Maxwell appeared by video from a federal prison camp in Texas on February 9, 2026 for a closed-door House Oversight Committee deposition and repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right against...