DOJ, Trump and Pardon

Justice Department Says Jan. 6 Pardon Covers Some Other Crimes
Prosecutors are siding with some defendants who argue the pardon absolves them of additional offenses, some discovered during investigations of the Capitol riot.
Does Trump's Jan. 6 pardon cover everything? DOJ grilled over separate legal cases
President Trump's sweeping pardons for January 6th rioters did not end all of their legal issues. A federal judge grilled the Department of Justice on whether the pardon covers one defendant's separate gun case.
DOJ has abruptly broadened its view of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons. A judge wants answers.
Donald Trump may have pardoned Kentuckian Dan Wilson for crimes he committed at the Capitol on Jan. 6, but that pardon did not extend to his unrelated conviction for illegally storing firearms at his home.
Federal judge grills Trump's Justice Department for arguing Jan. 6 pardons cover a gun case
A Justice Department prosecutor struggled in court on Wednesday to articulate the administration's view of the full intention of President Donald Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, as the government argued that Trump's pardon should apply to separate criminal conduct committed by Capitol rioter Dan Wilson in Kentucky in 2023.
Trump-Appointed Judge Slams DOJ's 'Extraordinary' Views on Jan. 6 Pardons
Investigators seized six guns and roughly 4,800 rounds of ammunition when they searched Wilson's home in June 2022.
Pardoned Jan. 6 protester: ‘The DOJ was not weaponized against me’
Pam Hemphill, who was charged for her involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, is pushing back against the notion that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was weaponized against the
‘Pardon czar’ notches Trump rare win with clemency advocates
Appointment of Alice Marie Johnson, herself pardoned by the president in 2020, draws praise from groups that often fight his ...
Prosecutors conclude Army veteran’s Capitol riot pardon also covers a separate weapons case
The Justice Department has concluded that a military veteran’s presidential pardon for charges that he stormed the U.S.
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'Exasperated' judge knocks Trump DOJ after 'abrupt' shift over pardon scope: report
President Donald Trump's administration is pulling back on specifics for its pardons for Jan. 6 defendants after attacks of ...
Trump's newly-appointed pardon czar outlines priorities in role: 'I'm ready'
Alice Marie Johnson, who was pardoned during the first Trump administration, joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss her ...
Prosecutors say Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon applies to Tampa’s Jeremy Brown
Retired U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant and Tampa resident Jeremy Brown may soon walk free under President Donald ...
Trump names Alice Johnson, pardoned in his first term, to be "pardon czar"
President Trump offered clemency to grandmother Alice Johnson in 2018 while she was serving prison time for nonviolent ...
Alice Marie Johnson to work with President Trump as 'pardon czar.' What this role means
Appointed by President Donald Trump, Alice Marie Johnson said she will step down from her position as CEO of her Memphis-based nonprofit, Taking Action For Good, in her new role as 'pardon czar'.
Pardon czar, college applicants, bad decisions: Down in Alabama
Alice Marie Johnson has now gone from serving a life sentence in an Alabama federal prison to accepting a title in President ...
Van Jones applauds Trump’s ‘pardon czar’ pick Alice Johnson
Van Jones applauded President Trump for his appointment of Alice Johnson, a formerly incarcerated Black woman, to serve as ...
Trump Names ‘Pardon Czar’ to Advise on Clemency
President Trump commuted Alice Johnson’s life sentence during his first term, and later pardoned her for her drug conviction.
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks out on X for first time in two years amid potential Trump pardon
Crypto convict and former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is speaking out on X for the first time since entering prison, ...