President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued the first three pardons of his presidency — including one to a Secret Service agent who guarded President John F. Kennedy — and commuted the sentences of 75 others, the White House announced. “Today, I am pardoning three people who have demonstrated their commitment …
Read More »Maryland Governor Posthumously Pardons 34 Lynching Victims
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today issued a full posthumous pardon for 34 victims of racial lynching. The lynchings occurred in Maryland between 1854 and 1933. Hogan issued the pardons on the basis that the extrajudicial killings “violated fundamental rights to due process and equal protection of the law.” It is …
Read More »Trump Plans To Pardon Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn
Trump Plans To Pardon Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Axios reported the news Tuesday after sources told the outlet that Trump plans to pardon Flynn and a list of other individuals before he makes his highly anticipated exit. Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts …
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