A recent survey by Economist/YouGov shows that a plurality of Americans view President Joe Biden's use of his presidential pardon powers as “inappropriate.” According to the survey, 46 percent of respondents believe Biden's pardons and commutations have been inappropriate, compared to 28 percent who find them appropriate. Around 26 percent of those surveyed remain undecided.
MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle revealed for the first time on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s team tried to end her interview with him in May 2023 after she asked a question about his son, Hunter Biden. Ruhle explained that after asking Biden how a potential indictment of Hunter Biden might impact his presidency, the White House immediately reacted by trying to halt the interview.
PolitiFact, the far-left outlet often criticized for its bias, has announced its "Lie of the Year," and unsurprisingly, it’s another attack on Donald Trump. The organization, which has a history of defending Democrats and the corporate media, has chosen to focus on a narrative involving Trump and his running mate spreading a story about Haitian immigrants eating pet dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio.
President Joe Biden’s decision to commute the sentence of Rita Crundwell, the woman behind the largest municipal embezzlement scandal in U.S. history, has ignited outrage in the small community of Dixon, Illinois.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago that he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges in September. The charges allege Adams exchanged favors for Turkey in return for campaign contributions, which were then used to obtain matching city campaign funds. The indictment also claims Adams received benefits, such as hotel upgrades, in connection to the arrangement.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) called for reforms to the presidential pardon process, saying it "cries out for reform" during an interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday. Her comments followed President Joe Biden’s record-breaking 1,500 commutations in one day, which have drawn bipartisan criticism.
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of a Chinese national convicted of possessing child exploitation material as part of a recent prisoner swap between the United States and China. The commutation comes amid the White House’s announcement of the “largest single-day grant of clemency” in American history, drawing sharp criticism.
President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory has left the corporate media in a state of despair, with prominent figures like CNN’s Van Jones and 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl openly admitting their influence has evaporated. Despite their relentless efforts to undermine Trump and shape public opinion, Election Night proved what many Americans already knew — the legacy media is dead.
President Joe Biden issued 39 pardons and commuted nearly 1,500 sentences on Thursday, marking the largest single-day act of clemency in U.S. history. The move affects Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, with the White House citing rehabilitation and contributions to community safety as reasons for the clemency.
