Kristi Noem, once a contender to be the Republicans’ vice-presidential nominee, has argued that people facing charges over the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol should be individually evaluated for pardons – so as to minimize the chances of a repeat. “Each of those situations needs to be looked at separately,” Noem said […]
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts council on Wednesday approved Gov. Maura Healey‘s plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades. The pardons approved by the Governor’s Council will take effect immediately, although it will take some time to update state criminal records, officials said. “Massachusetts made history […]
Donald Trump has said one of his first acts if given a second presidency would be to pardon the insurrectionists who carried out the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, referring to them as “hostages” in a Truth Social post on Monday night. Related: Biden denounces Trump for $2tn tax cuts as he unveils […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia eligible for pardons, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system. The […]