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Washington Post: Manhattan DA considering prosecuting Steve Bannon after Trump pardon
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Washington The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is considering bringing state charges against Steve Bannon related to the same border wall fundraising campaign fraud scheme for which he was federally charged and ...
Trump tells people he’s decided to pardon Steve Bannon as one of his final acts in office
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President Donald Trump has decided to pardon his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, in a last-minute decision made only hours before he is scheduled to depart the White House for a final time. Officials caution...
Trump’s been playing the pardon long game his entire presidency
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More than a year and a half ago, special counsel Robert Mueller had caught on to what President Donald Trump might do with his pardon power. "Why would I take it off the table?" Trump had said at the height of inves...
Here’s the wildest prediction you’ll hear about how Donald Trump gets a pardon
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The dominant question of President Donald Trump's final six weeks in office is who he will pardon -- and, specifically, whether he will attempt to pardon himself. Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James, ...
Judge formally dismisses Michael Flynn case after Trump pardon
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Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court on Tuesday dismissed Michael Flynn's criminal case as moot, following Flynn's pardon by President Donald Trump, ending a tortured three-year-long proceeding. After lying...
Presidential pardon investigation involves Kushner lawyer and GOP lobbyist, sources say
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The Justice Department bribery-for-a-presidential-pardon investigation, which became public this week, involves the past efforts of well-connected Washington lawyer Abbe Lowell and Republican lobbyist and fundraiser...
White House has held multiple pardon meetings since the election
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With a rush of pardons expected before President Donald Trump leaves office, the White House has been holding multiple pardon meetings since the election, involving the White House counsel's office and other staff, ...
Justice Department investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal
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The Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House or related political committee in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court records unsealed Tuesd...
Trump announces full pardon for Michael Flynn in tweet
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President Donald Trump has tweeted that he has "granted a Full Pardon" to former national security adviser Michael Flynn. "It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardo...
Pardon for Michael Flynn under discussion at the White House
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The White House has discussed a possible pardon for Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, three sources told CNN on Tuesday. However, those sources cautioned that Trump could chang...
What the turkey pardon says about Trump’s transition
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President Donald Trump made two rare post-Election Day appearances in front of TV cameras today -- in both of which he touted stock market gains that have little to do with his leadership. Trump then appeared along...
Flynn lawyer says she asked Trump not to pardon his former national security adviser
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A lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn acknowledged at a court hearing on Tuesday that she recently spoke with President Donald Trump about the politically charged case. The lawyer, Sidney Powel...
U.S. Marine deported from Philippines after presidential pardon for killing of transgender woman
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A United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman has been released from prison and deported from the Philippines on Sunday, after President Rodrigo Duterte granted him an "absolute pardon" earlier thi...