Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, is calling for President Trump to “rescind his pardon” for women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony…
President Trump Pardon’s Suffragette Susan B. Anthony Posthumously in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment…
On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment to our Constitution was ratified, securing the right to vote for women and marking a monumental step toward the “more perfect Union” envisioned by our Founders…
Dana Rohrbacher Sets Record Straight on Meeting with Julian Assange…
There is a lot of misinformation floating out there regarding my meeting with Julian Assange so let me provide some clarity on the matter: At no time did I talk to President Trump about Julian Assange. Likewise, I was not directed by Trump or anyone else connected with him to meet with Julian Assange. I […]
Black on Black: ‘A Confluence of Unlucky Events’…Trump Pardons Conrad Black…
The two counts for which I have just received a presidential pardon, and of which I was “convicted” in 2011, after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated them, only to have a self-serving appellate judge reinstate them, were for wire fraud and obstruction of justice. The alleged fraud was reception of $285,000 in my office […]
President Trump’s Pardon of Pat Nolan — A Great Moment for Criminal Justice Reform …
President Donald Trump’s pardon of Pat Nolan yesterday is a cause for celebration, not just for Pat and his family, but for Americans across the political spectrum who have come together to support criminal justice reform. Because Pat is both a leader of this movement as well as symbol of its necessity, his pardon is […]
Alice Johnson Thanks Trump After First Night of Freedom: ‘Going to make you so proud’…
After serving 21 years of her life sentence, Alice Marie Johnson spent her first morning outside of prison voicing her gratitude to President Donald Trump. The president commuted Johnson’s sentence on Wednesday, thanks in part to an impassioned plea from reality star Kim Kardashian West. Johnson appeared Thursday on CBS’s “This Morning” to reflect on […]
President Trump Grants Clemency to Alice Johnson Following Advocacy by Kim Kardashian West…
President Donald Trump has granted clemency on Wednesday to Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender who was given a life sentence without parole, Mic has learned. The 63-year-old great-grandmother — whose case has been spotlighted recently by Kim Kardashian West and Mic’s Opinion desk — will be released from federal prison in Aliceville, […]
President Trump’s Statement on Commuting Alice Marie Johnson’s Sentence…
Newt: If Trump Is ‘Dumb Enough’ to Pardon Himself, Republicans Will ‘Impeach Him in a Week’…
Tuesday on CBS’s “This Morning,” former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich warned if President Donald Trump were to pardon himself, the Republican-controlled Congress would move to impeach “in a week.” Gingrich said, “If a president was dumb enough to pardon himself, that would be such an arrogant statement of power that the House would […]
Yes, the President Can Pardon Himself by Jonathan Turley…
President Trump this morning has caused a stir by declaring that he can grant himself a self-pardon. As I argue in today’s column and prior writings (here and here), he is right. In his tweet today, Trump declared: As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but […]