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fromAxios
1 day ago

Trump wields pardon authority as absolute power - to help loyalists

Prosecutors said Hernández, who led Honduras from 2014 to 2022, conspired with cartels to pave a "cocaine superhighway" into the U.S. - posing as an anti-drug conservative while running his country like a narco state. In an Oct. 28 letter to Trump obtained by Axios, Hernández alleged that he was "targeted by the Biden-Harris administration not for any wrongdoing, but for political reasons."
US politics
#presidential-pardons
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Why did Donald Trump commute George Santos' prison sentence? The proof is in the party

President Trump commuted George Santos's sentence, freeing him from prison and large fines despite felony convictions and expulsion from Congress.
fromRaw Story
1 month ago

Trump is about to do to Miami what he has done to the rest of America

Still, none of them can hold a chlorine-scented candle to Florida, home of the Waste Pro Garbage Truck Museum; the Bike-Riding Parrots of Sarasota Jungle Gardens; Big Betsy, Islamorada's 30-foot high spiny lobster; not to mention the Beach Tomb of Morris the Cat in Gulfport or any of our other awesome contributions to culture. Nobody's ever seen anything like them.
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fromAbove the Law
5 months ago

Trump Pardons Tax Evasion Convictions Of Reality TV Stars And A Businessman Whose Mother Attended A Million-Dollar Political Fundraiser - Above the Law

Trump's pardons for tax evasion raise questions about political favoritism and the integrity of the judicial process.
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NYC politics
fromAol
7 months ago

NYC mayoral hopeful Adrienne Adams helped funnel more than $3M in taxpayer funds to Queens church, affiliated non-profits

Adrienne Adams has significantly increased funding to her church's affiliated organizations, raising concerns over political favoritism.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
7 months ago

Trump Official Asked I.R.S. About Audit of High-Profile Friend of the President'

Concerns arise over potential political misuse of IRS audits due to Trump administration connections.
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