Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN19h
Letter to the editor: Mass pardons echo post-WWII absolution of crimes
After World War II, the German writer Bertolt Brecht returned to his defeated and broken country. A well-known free thinker, he had fled the Nazi Reich in the 1930s. Brecht soon learned to his great ...
The Washington Post22h
Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say
But counterterrorism experts say the pardons could further embolden fringe groups and hamper the Justice Department’s fight against political violence. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was ...
The inside story of the pardon of Marcus Garvey
The road to Garvey’s presidential pardon is a story of tireless activism by human rights leaders, Garvey’s descendants and ...
Trump’s problematic J6 pardons: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 29, 2025
President Trump’s pardons for those who took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Miranda Devine’s column concerning the pardons for Jan. 6 insurrectionists only makes any logical-thinking American ...
The Bulletin13d
Jan. 6 Capitol Riot defendants pardon: What 13 people from Connecticut were charged with
Hours after being sworn in, President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to pardon defendants charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. That figure would represent almost ...
The New York Times14d
Man Pardoned in Jan. 6 Riot Is Fatally Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy During Traffic Stop
By Michael Levenson A man who received a pardon from President Trump for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy on Sunday after he ...
Portland Press Herald15d
Letter: Maine senators were right about Jan. 6 pardon
Learn more. I thank Sens. King and Collins and Rep. Pingree for speaking out against the president’s pardon of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrectionists. I particularly liked Sen. King drawing a ...
LancasterOnline15d
The president’s power to pardon, under the Constitution, should be changed [letter]
It’s time for Congress to change the U.S. Constitution’s Article II, Section 2, Clause 1, which states that the president “shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram15d
Monday letters: School accountability, pardons, energy upgrades and more
The Roaring Fork School District District Accountability Committee (DAC) is currently seeking new members for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond. As a vital part of our district’s educational ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch15d
Letter: Donald Trump's pardons for insurrectionists show how weak he really is
Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. By granting hundreds of pardons and a plethora of commutations to the insurrectionists at our nation's capitol on Jan. 6 ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch15d
Letter: Joe Biden's pardon recipients could say no. Don't hold your breath.
Wilson, 1833 and Burdick v. U.S., 1915) establish that an individual may refuse a presidential pardon. Given that an innocent person would not require a pardon — and further, would only sully ...
The Gazette16d
LETTERS: Voters weren't confused; preemptive pardons
I personally do not have strong feelings when it comes to the issue of recreational marijuana, but the irony in City Councilman Dave Donelson writing a letter ... s blanket pardon of people ...