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Trump To Pardon Honduras Ex-Pres, A Convicted Drug Trafficker
NewsHound Ellen, Crooksandliars.com
Honduras Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernandez is not some fisherman suspected of hauling drugs in the Caribbean. If he were, he might have been killed by murderous Pete Hegseth already. No, Hernandez is a convicted cocaine trafficker. He was convicted in a Uni…
Nov 29, 2025, 3:04 PM
Trump says will pardon former Honduras leader before presidential vote
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
Juan Orlando Hernandez, member of Trump-endorsed candidate Nasry Asfura's party, serving US drug trafficking sentence.
Nov 28, 2025, 10:47 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell Hoping for Trump Pardon, but WH Says It'll Never Happen
TMZ Staff, TMZ
Ghislaine Maxwell is hopeful President Trump will review her case and pardon her ... after his DOJ's controversial announcement about the Jeffrey Epstein files this week -- but sources close to the President say there isn't a snowball's chance in Hell that'll…
Jul 10, 2025, 5:55 PM
Trump's pardons have shortchanged fraud victims of millions of dollars in restitution
Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News
The recent raft of pardons handed out by President Trump has shortchanged fraud victims of millions of dollars in restitution that's still owed to them, attorneys say.
Jun 12, 2025, 8:34 PM
Trump fully pardons Rod Blagojevich
Washington Examiner
"He was set up by a lot of bad people," the president said.
Feb 10, 2025, 11:59 PM
Steve Bannon wins week-long delay of trial for 'We Build the Wall' crowdfunding scam
New York Daily News
Steve Bannon convinced a Manhattan judge Wednesday to let a "more aggressive" attorney defend him against charges similar to those President Trump pardoned him for and won a week-long delay of his upcoming trial.
Jan 22, 2025, 11:45 PM
'Appalling': Current and former prosecutors lament Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
NBC News
On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to convey the enormous scope of the law enforcement effort to bring the rioters to justice, calling it “one of the largest, most complex and most resource-intensive investigations in our history.”
Jan 21, 2025, 11:44 PM
Trump Pardoning January 6 Rioters Would Be Unpopular: Poll
Newsweek
More than 60 percent of Americans would disapprove of Trump pardoning those convicted in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a new poll found.
Dec 11, 2024, 11:50 PM
Trump's Bold Moves: Pardons, Deportations, and Legal Battles
Devdiscourse
President-elect Donald Trump announces plans to pardon Jan. 6 defendants, supports the deportation of illegal immigrants, and upholds the nomination of Pete Hegseth despite allegations of misconduct. Concurrently, a large defamation verdict against Alex Jones stands, and the White House considers broader clemency after Hunter Biden's pardon.
Dec 8, 2024, 11:55 PM
Trump vows to pardon January 6th Capitol rioters on day one of his second term
The Irish Times
There could be `exceptions’ to a pardon if individuals had acted `radical’ or `crazy’ during the assault, says Trump
Dec 8, 2024, 11:49 PM
Trump Can 'Probably Take Money' for Pardons Per Supreme Court-Legal Analyst
Newsweek
Law professor Melissa Murray described on Sunday the power Trump has under the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling.
Sep 8, 2024, 8:45 PM
Trump to give 'serious consideration' to Assange pardon
PerthNow
US presidential nominee Donald Trump says he will seriously consider pardoning Julian Assange if he wins the November election.
May 28, 2024, 10:20 PM
Romney says he would have pardoned Trump after indictments
The Hill
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he would have pardoned former President Trump if he had been in President Biden’s position when federal indictments were brought against him. In an interview set to air in full Wednesday night on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle,” Romney said Biden would have looked like the “big guy” compared to…
May 15, 2024, 10:12 PM
Romney knocks Biden for 'enormous error' in not pardoning Trump
New York Post
Fierce Trump critic Sen. Mitt Romney revealed that he would've pardoned the 45th president as soon as the federal indictments came down and voiced bewilderment at why President Biden hasn't.
May 15, 2024, 9:12 PM
Biden should have pardoned Trump on federal charges, Mitt Romney says
The Guardian
Republican senator tells MSNBC that ‘frankly, the country doesn’t want to have to go through prosecuting a former president’
May 15, 2024, 8:56 PM
Paul Manafort backs away from supporting role with Republican National Convention following media scrutiny
Cable News Network
Paul Manafort, former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman whom he later pardoned, is backing away from a role with the Republican National Convention following media scrutiny and questions over his involvement in the planning process, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
May 12, 2024, 2:06 AM
Trump likely won't have the power to pardon convicted Jan. 6 rioters: study
Raw Story
Donald Trump has made numerous statements suggesting that he plans to pardon his supporters who've been convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. In one interview from 2022, he said he's considering "full pardons with an apology to many" if he's elected president. But a new report sugg...
Apr 11, 2024, 8:42 PM
The Biden-Trump Foot-Shooting Contest
The Wall Street Journal
Unforced errors from an AWOL defense secretary to promises of Jan. 6 pardons.
Jan 10, 2024, 10:55 PM
Nikki Haley Says She Would Pardon Former President Donald Trump if Elected in 2024
The Inquisitr
"A leader needs to think about what's in the best interest of the country," stated Nikki Haley at a campaign event in New Hampshire.
Dec 31, 2023, 3:30 AM
Ron DeSantis says he would pardon Trump in clearest comments yet
NBC News
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that if elected president he would pardon former President Donald Trump if he were convicted on the multiple criminal charges he faces.
Dec 30, 2023, 7:31 PM
Ex-FBI official fears Trump will ignore vetting and start pardoning terrorists
Raw Story
Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi is seriously concerned about the recent reporting that Donald Trump's White House was not vetting some people they were pardoning or commuting sentences for in the administration's final months. A New York Times report by Michael Schmidt and others revealed that o...
Nov 27, 2023, 11:56 PM
Young people allege abuse at center run by Arkansas man pardoned by Trump
The Guardian
Former residents of Lord’s Ranch, run by Ted Suhl, convicted of bribery in 2016, say abuse was ‘systematic and widespread’
Nov 7, 2023, 10:12 PM
Trump-Pardoned War Criminal Clint Lorance Tries to Become Lawyer
The Intercept
Clint Lorance’s bid to become a lawyer is being opposed by his own troops, who saw him murder two innocent Afghan civilians.
Aug 5, 2023, 4:39 PM
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Pardoned by Trump Makes Deal With Jack Smith
Newsweek
Bernard Kerik received a presidential pardon for past convictions in 2020, and later helped Trump investigate false claims of election fraud.
Jul 24, 2023, 11:01 PM