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While there is no direct evidence of impropriety, the episode raises the question: Could a president be prosecuted for accepting bribes for pardons? Probably not, according to legal experts, who say the president is likely entirely immune from prosecution thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling.
President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts a year ago. Now he has the power of presidential pardon back, but can he grant it to himself?
Mr. Funk was the managing editor of Pleroma Media, and worked as a breaking news reporter at The Messenger after spending 25 years at Fox Television as a producer, executive producer, and digital content director.
Trump's comments at a White House news conference came as Combs attended the 13th day of testimony in the rapper's criminal sex trafficking trial. The Bad Boy Records founder has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Diddy is in the middle of his trial, charged with racketeering and other federal offenses. But that could end if President Donald Trump intervened.
Donald Trump pardoned tax criminal Paul Walczak weeks after his mother attended a lavish fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, The New York Times reports.
The president's actions could erode faith in the justice system and deter federal investigators and prosecutors, Atlanta attorneys say.
Alice Johnson is seen by some critics as providing "cover" for President Trump's policies that are actually harming Black communities.
President Donald Trump has issued a new series of pardons, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy,” a labor union leader and a onetime
Two South Florida shark divers thought they were doing the right thing. But John Moore Jr. and Tanner Mansell were charged with theft and convicted in late 2022 for rescuing sharks and a goliath grouper from what they believed was an illegal fishing longline.
Attorney Alex Little said he supplied President Donald Trump with a binder filled with court documents and testimonials to convince him to release the couple.