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Donald Trump launched his latest presidential campaign with a rally in Waco, Texas. At the beginning of the rally, Trump played a song featuring the J6 Prison Choir, made up of defendants in jail on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises

5:41pm January 04, 2024

Three years after supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the future of the criminal cases against the rioters may hinge on the presidential election.

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Two turkeys, named Liberty and Bell, were "pardoned" Monday at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. Shown here, they're at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Monday.

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The president once again pardons turkeys who did nothing wrong, but why?

5:03pm November 20, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

It's a tradition that ironically features an American president sanctioning an event sponsored by a lobbying group, which advocates the opposite of what actually takes place at said event.

A nearly 70-year-old newspaper clipping about infamous "Martinsville Seven" rape case shows the seven Black men convicted of raping a white woman. They were executed in 1951 after exhausting their appeals.

These 7 Black Men Were Executed For An Alleged Rape. Now, They Have Been Pardoned

5:17pm August 31, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Gov. Ralph Northam said pardoning the "Martinsville Seven" was the state's way of acknowledging that the men were executed without due process.

A sign points toward the women's section of the Huntington Beach jail. The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is appealing to President Biden to grant clemency to 100 women during his first 100 days in office.

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#FreeHer Campaign Wants Clemency For 100 Women In Biden's First 100 Days

7:52am March 14, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

A national council of current and formerly incarcerated women wants the president to grant 100 women clemency by April 30. There's a backlog of 14,000 petitions for commutations or pardons.

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Trump Pardons Former NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes

5:19pm January 20, 2021

by Paul Garber

In one of his last acts of public office, now former President Trump issued a series of pardons, and one of the beneficiaries is disgraced former North Carolina GOP Chairman Robin Hayes.

Outgoing Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 400 people in his final days in office.

On His Way Out, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Pardons Murderers, Rapists, Hundreds More

5:52pm December 13, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

In one case that has drawn particular attention, he pardoned a murderer whose family raised big money to pay off Bevin's campaign debt.

President Trump signs a posthumous pardon for boxer Jack Johnson on May 24. The White House has privately asked prisoner advocates in recent weeks for the names of more potential clemency candidates.

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Looking To Grant Clemency To More Prisoners, White House Asks Advocates For Names

8:59am June 26, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

Prisoner advocates say they have given the White House names of prisoners who may be ideal candidates for clemency. They are now waiting to see how the White House will proceed.

In this file photo, Muhammad Ali is honored on March 14, 2001, receiving the UCP's Humanitarian Award from Donald Trump at the United Cerebral Palsy dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Trump Sees Pardon As Power, Perk — Considers One For Muhammad Ali

1:35pm June 08, 2018

by Don Gonyea

For President Trump, the pardon seems to have become the ultimate symbol of presidential power. He says he's considering one for the late boxer, though Ali's attorney says it's not necessary.

TV personality Kim Kardashian West went to the White House on May 30 to lobby for the release of Alice Marie Johnson.

Woman Released After Trump Commutes Her Life Sentence For Nonviolent Drug Offense

7:54pm June 06, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

Alice Marie Johnson was released hours after the president issued the order. She was in prison for more than 20 years for a first-time drug conviction. Kim Kardashian West had pushed for her release.

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Conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D'Souza speaks during the final day of the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference on May 31 of that year in New Orleans. Earlier that month, he had pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.

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Trump Pardons Dinesh D'Souza, Who Pleaded Guilty To Campaign Finance Fraud

3:25pm May 31, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

President Trump said the conservative commentator was "treated very unfairly by our government." He also said he is considering pardons for Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.