Among those on the list is rapper Lil Wayne, who plead guilty to felony gun possession in November. 'Tha Carter' was one of the first to be named as possibly receiving clemency. He's joined by fellow hip hop artist Kodak Black, who received a commuted sentence from President Trump.
The non-jury trial of former Maricopa County “Sheriff Joe” Arpaio concluded with the judge announcing her guilty decision via electronic communication, rather than by reading the verdict aloud during a hearing with the defendant in attendance, and omitted significant portions of evidence in reaching her conclusion. One defense attorney says this unprecedented and unconstitutional action is grounds for an appeal.
By Mark Anderson
PHOENIX, Ariz. Former Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio on July 31 was found guilty of misdemeanor criminal contempt for what the government claims was his willful decision to disregard a 2011 federal injunction, issued to bar him from rounding up illegal aliens during his time as sheriff of a border county. And that county is often nearly overrun by the mass migration of illegal aliens.
Donald Trump Pardon List Every Person Granted Clemency by the President
On 1/19/21 at 12:23 PM EST
President Donald Trump was expected to pardon more than 100 people in his final hours in office. The list of people Trump pardoned was announced early on Wednesday, and revealed that Trump pardoned 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70 more.
Among those hoping to be pardoned were some rioters who stormed the Capitol building earlier in January, though they were not pardoned by the president. They ll be another abuse of power by a corrupt, failed, one-term, twice-impeached president who has routinely undermined the rule of law, the constitution, and our democracy.
Trump Grants A Bunch Of Pardons Then Slams COVID-19 Relief Bill
With less than a month left in office, the president threatened to torpedo the new COVID-19 relief bill and granted clemency to many Republican allies.
ByJohanna Silver
Published on 12/23/2020 at 1:54 PM
President Donald Trump departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. | Getty Images
President Donald Trump departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. | Getty Images
President Donald Trump, who is finishing out his last few weeks in office, issued a new round of presidential pardons to 15 people as well as five sentence commutations late Tuesday, including ones for a former campaign aide, Republican allies from Congress, and four ex-Blackwater security contractors convicted in the deaths of Iraqi civilians. Shortly after, the president posted an erratic four-minute video demanding changes to the new, bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill t