The White House repeatedly refused on Friday to rule out the possibility that President Joe Biden could pardon his son Hunter Biden or brother James Biden if suspected financial crimes related to business dealings in China are proven in court, despite questions from multiple journalists and a growing volume of …
Read More »Push for posthumous pardon of George Floyd fails
Abbott pardoned eight Texans on Thursday for crimes committed between 1965 and 2013. The list of pardoned individuals notably excluded George Floyd, whose posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction was recommended by the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles in October. The board eventually withdrew 25 clemency recommendations, including …
Read More »Texas board votes to recommend posthumous pardon for George Floyd over 2004 drug conviction
The Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles endorsed the request on Monday, after a pardon application was filed in April on behalf of Floyd’s family, citing the fact that an arresting officer in Floyd’s 2004 case had been found to have fabricated evidence against other defendants. A copy of …
Read More »Tens of thousands gather in Madrid to protest plans to pardon jailed Catalan independence leaders (VIDEOS)
Some 25,000 people gathered in central Madrid on Sunday, according to estimates by Spain’s National Police. Local law enforcement estimated a higher figure, however, stating that at least some 126,000 demonstrators had shown up for the rally. The activists decried government plans to grant a pardon to the Catalan separatist …
Read More »Federal judge accepts Steve Bannon pardon, but will the state court let him walk? Anti-Trump crowd demands blood
Will this one small step for Steve end with a big drop to the prison time his haters crave? Bannon was pardoned on federal charges of money laundering and wire fraud as part of his work on fundraising campaign We Build the Wall, a private-sector effort to finish Trump’s long-touted …
Read More »‘Snowden was right’: Celebration and calls for pardon after European court rules UK spy agency GCHQ’s online snooping was illegal
In a ruling issued on Tuesday morning, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared that GCHQ’s bulk interception of online communications, which was first brought to light by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in 2013, was illegal. GCHQ stands for Government Communications Headquarters. In its findings, …
Read More »With time running out, pressure grows on Trump to pardon Assange amid reports aides persuaded him not to
With Joe Biden scheduled to be sworn in as president at noon on Wednesday, Trump was reportedly preparing one last batch of pardons before he leaves office. Mainstream media outlets cited anonymous sources inside the White House to claim Assange’s name wasn’t on the list. Aides persuaded Trump that he …
Read More »Who will Trump pardon? As pundits and activists continue to make the case for Assange, Joe Exotic’s reportedly on the list
Last-minute pardons have become a tradition for outgoing presidents. In theory, the power is supposed to be used to overturn wrongful convictions or excessively harsh sentences, but past administrations, both Democratic and Republican, have granted mercy to friends and political allies. Trump is expected to honor this somewhat seedy custom. …
Read More »WikiLeaks & Pamela Anderson make last ditch pardon pleas ahead of judge’s ruling on Assange extradition to US
The WikiLeaks co-founder is set to appear at England’s Central Criminal Court on Monday, where District Judge Vanessa Baraitser will deliver her judgment on whether he should be extradited to the US to face charges of violating the 1917 Espionage Act. If convicted in the US, the 49-year-old could be …
Read More »‘Affront to justice & victims’: UN experts decry Trump’s pardon of Blackwater contractors convicted of war crimes in Iraq
The Working Group on the use of mercenaries, composed of five independent experts with a mandate to advise the UN on human rights issues, called last week’s pardon of the four Blackwater contractors a violation of the international law and a blow to human rights “at a global level” in …
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