President Donald Trump’s pardons for more than 1,500 defendants has run into several snags and received some pushback from judges.
Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
One of President Donald Trump’s first orders of business following his inauguration this week was to pardon those jailed in relation to convictions stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.
An El Paso man convicted in connection with the 2021 Capitol riot was released from prison after President Donald Trump's signed an executive order.
WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant has been rearrested on a firearm charge just one day after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss his Capitol riot case following President Donald Trump’s clemency order.
The Florida context From Florida Phoenix When States Newsroom summarized the 334-word Jan. 6 pardon proclamation and underscored that it was highly publicized by major news outlets, Rick Scott replied “I haven’t looked at the executive order yet.
A number of pardoned Jan. 6 defendants who got hit with additional charges that weren't directly related to the U.S. Capitol attack still appear to be facing the music, according to court documents. The post ‘Bogus additional charges’: Pardoned Jan.
A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.
After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came in: trying to defend it against political attacks.
Here are five key takeaways from the first day of Bondi’s confirmation hearing: Accusing President Joe Biden of coordinating political prosecutions, Bondi said that she would only bring cases based on “facts and law” and said she has not discussed starting investigations of Trump’s enemies with the president-elect.
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.