President Joe Biden said Thursday he would not offer his son a pardon if he is found guilty on federal gun charges in Delaware, doubling down on the firm denial given by the White House last year, ABC News reported. Biden, speaking from France, told the outlet in a sit-down interview that he would also […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not pardon his son Hunter, who is on trial in Delaware on charges he broke a law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms. In an interview with ABC News, Biden replied “yes” when asked if he would rule out pardoning Hunter. He also […]
The Texas prosecutor who is seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a man convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester deserves credit for “thinking outside the box,” but it’s unlikely he will succeed, legal experts said Wednesday. The request by Travis County District Attorney José Garza to the Texas Court of Criminal […]
A Texas district attorney is seeking to overturn Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020. Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced Tuesday that his office will file a writ of mandamus petition to the Texas Criminal Court […]
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A Texas prosecutor asked the state’s highest criminal court on Tuesday to reverse a pardon granted by Governor Gregg Abbott to a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder and sentenced to prison for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester. Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, a Democrat whose […]
A Texas prosecutor wants the state’s highest criminal court to review the governor’s pardon of a man convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester. Travis County District Attorney José Garza said Tuesday his office will file a request to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of mandamus, a decision that would […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state’s legal system and Constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Travis County District Attorney José Garza said he is filing request with the Court of Criminal Appeals — the […]
The outgoing Democratic US congressman who failed in his presidential primary challenge against Joe Biden called on the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, to pardon Donald Trump over his criminal conviction for hush-money payments to influence the 2016 election “for the good of the country”. Minnesota representative Dean Phillips, who was the first Democrat to […]
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney got it right – and wrong – when he said last week that President Joe Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump of the federal charges he faces. He got the “should have” part right, but he failed to suggest the follow-up: Still can. And then follow that with: Should. A year […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On paper, Vince Gilmer was granted freedom more than two years ago. Later this week, he may actually leave prison. The former small-town North Carolina doctor and convicted murderer whose medical mystery captured widespread attention after being documented in a popular radio program and a book, was conditionally pardoned in January […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has applied for a presidential pardon ahead of sentencing on her recent perjury and mortgage fraud convictions, according to The Baltimore Sun. In a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday, the Congressional Black Caucus expressed support for her cause, repeating claims made by Mosby and […]
Prominent Texas political figures from both sides of the aisle reacted to the news that Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry after a unanimous recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles was announced Thursday. Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison in May 2023 for the murder of 28-year-old Garrett Foster. Foster […]