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How Trump is using his 'king-like' power of clemency a 2nd time around
Clemency gives the president the power to pardon or commute sentences. How has Donald Trump used his power in his first year back? What we know.
Former Congressman Kinzinger says Gov. Polis ‘should feel shame’ for granting clemency to election denier
Colorado governor fires two clemency board members who spoke out about Tina Peters’ commutation
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday fired two members of the state’s clemency board after they spoke out against his controversial decision to grant clemency to Tina Peters – an election denier whose sentence was cut in half by the outgoing Democratic governor in May.
Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor
The president used his clemency power to further undermine environmental laws and to help a political supporter who pleaded guilty in a fraud involving Jack Abramoff.
‘No honor among thieves’ Epstein survivor reacts to Ghislaine Maxwell’s offer to testify in exchange for clemency
Courts, citizenship and Alabama’s political test
This week’s "The Voice of Alabama Politics" examines citizenship, constitutional enforcement, death penalty clemency and voter turnout as Alabama’s political stakes sharpen in 2026.
Colorado governor fires board members who criticized release of election denier
Gov. Jared Polis (D) said clemency deliberations should be confidential.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
Phil Murphy’s final clemency act as New Jersey governor includes those with political connections
The outgoing governor adhered to a tradition of clemency on the way out.
Tina Peters deserves due process, not political clemency
Anthony Coley: Commuting the election denier's prison sentence sends a message to others that it's okay to cross the line.
Trump rejected nearly 6,000 clemency applications amid hope of pardon wave
Expectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country’s 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3.
How The Times Tracks Down the Connections Behind Trump’s Pardons
Reporters tapped sources, combed through public records and scrutinized social media to penetrate the web of influence and money underlying the president’s clemency grants.
Trump’s latest clemency grants aid a union boss and a Jay-Z associate
President Donald Trump issued 30 clemency grants on Thursday, including for a drug dealer-turned-executive of Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s sprawling company.
Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemency
The judge who presided over the Proud Boys leaders' trial saw no basis to preserve the convictions after Trump's sweeping act of clemency last year.
A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.
Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
Bob Ferguson’s board is telling him to let people out of prison. He keeps saying no
Ferguson has given little explanation as to why he has so often rejected the recommendations of his Clemency and Pardons Board.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and made the former Republican county clerk eligible for release from state prison as soon as next month, capping months of speculation that the Democratic governor would shorten a nine-year sentence related to her role in a scheme to breach secure voting equipment. Polis, […]
Donald Trump Pardons Entertainment Executive Tim Leiweke Just 5 Months After POTUS’ DOJ Charged Him In Bid-Rigging Scheme
The clemency came just five months after the DOJ charged him.
What do a Texas Democrat, Honduran president and recently charged CEO have in common? They got their cases in front of Trump
President Donald Trump is taking an increasingly personal role in the government’s clemency process, wielding pardons with historic frequency to aid allies and advance his own political grievances.
Colorado Gov. Polis considers releasing Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure
Colorado's Democratic governor, facing a pressure campaign from President Donald Trump, is signaling his openness to granting clemency to a former county clerk who was convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump’s double pardon underscores sweeping use of clemency
President Donald Trump has leaned into his presidential clemency powers much more aggressively in his second term –in fact, he’s pardoned one woman twice.
In the News: Mark Osler on the Growing Business of Presidential Pardons - Newsroom
Mark Osler spoke with “60 Minutes” about paid pardon brokers, the federal clemency process and concerns about access to presidential pardons.
Colorado’s prisons are underfunded, not overcrowded
By John Kellner The state does not have a “prison crowding” problem. It has a prison under-capacity problem. This is a crucial distinction for lawmakers and the public to understand. If it is not properly understood, the state risks falling into the same kind of criminal justice system spiral that mistakes leniency for clemency. This […]