#Cheney criticizes DeSantis for Jan. 6 pardon remarks

#Cheney criticizes DeSantis for Jan. 6 pardon remarks

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Thursday appeared to criticize Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for saying he’ll consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants if elected president, arguing that anyone with such plans “is not qualified” for the White House.  “Any candidate who says they will pardon Jan. 6 defendants is not qualified to be President,”…

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#NYC’s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill

#NYC’s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill

“NYC’s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill” Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres will introduce legislation requiring lawmakers seeking presidential pardons to disclose their requests — following allegations that some Republicans sought clemency from former President Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Torres wants a federal law on the books mandating that any member…

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#329 years later, last Salem ‘witch’ who wasn’t is pardoned

#329 years later, last Salem ‘witch’ who wasn’t is pardoned

“329 years later, last Salem ‘witch’ who wasn’t is pardoned” BOSTON — It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned. Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death…

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#Biden issues first pardons, prison commutations of presidency

#Biden issues first pardons, prison commutations of presidency

“Biden issues first pardons, prison commutations of presidency” WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday issued three pardons and 75 prison sentence commutations in his first grants of clemency since taking office. All of the commutations and two of the three pardons went to people convicted of federal drug offenses. “Today, I am pardoning three people…

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#Elliot Broidy accused of orchestrating campaign against Qatar

#Elliot Broidy accused of orchestrating campaign against Qatar

“#Elliot Broidy accused of orchestrating campaign against Qatar” A top GOP donor and Donald Trump ally was paid millions of dollars by the United Arab Emirates to engineer a smear campaign against rival Persian Gulf state Qatar, according to an explosive lawsuit. Elliott Broidy — a former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee who…

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#Indictment against Steve Bannon dismissed over SDNY objection

#Indictment against Steve Bannon dismissed over SDNY objection

“#Indictment against Steve Bannon dismissed over SDNY objection” A Manhattan federal judge Tuesday dismissed an indictment against pardoned former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon despite opposition from prosecutors who wished to keep the charges in place. Then-President Donald Trump pardoned Bannon on Jan. 19, five months after he was arrested on charges of conspiracy…

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#Bannon wants federal indictment dismissed after Trump pardon

#Bannon wants federal indictment dismissed after Trump pardon

“#Bannon wants federal indictment dismissed after Trump pardon” Nationalist firebrand Steve Bannon has asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss the indictment against him over an alleged scam involving private donations to build a border wall with Mexico, since former President Trump pardoned him. But Manhattan prosecutors have opposed an outright dismissal, instead asking the…

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