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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts …

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‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump turning pardons into partisan exercise, critics say

As U.S. President Donald Trump makes a dizzying series of tariff proclamations, puts Ivy League schools in his sights over their policies, and tries to broker ceasefire agreements in global conflicts, his administration is periodically issuing pardons and commutations that attract less media attention. These recent decisions — which included a …

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Biden issues pre-emptive pardons in final hours for Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney, others

U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and retired general Mark Milley, to guard against potential retaliation by the incoming Donald Trump administration. The decision by Biden comes after Trump warned of …

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Joe Biden pardons son Hunter of gun, tax convictions, despite promise he wouldn’t do so

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday night pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The Democratic president had previously …

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