President Trump has issued a flurry of pardons and commutations in his first week back in office, exceeding the typical pace for newly elected presidents. These actions, which include pardoning individuals convicted for crimes related to the Silk Road dark web marketplace and the January 6th Capitol riot, have sparked discussions about the extent of presidential clemency and the motivations behind Trump's decisions.
Even some Democrats, including former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., have plans to approach Trump .Now, just days into his second term, Trump has averaged one pardon for every few minutes he’s been back in power.The pardons and commutations have stood out in Trump ’s first week back in the White House, even as a flurry of executive orders covering everything from tech policy, diversity initiatives and the federal workforce have blanketed Washington.
Hawley said he noted the timing of Friday’s March for Life in his pitch to the president on why he should expedite the pardons. Trump allies say not to expect a similar pardon spree in the coming weeks. But several others see an opportunity and want to promote their cause before a president who proclaimed “I love freeing people,” as McArdle recalled him saying in a conversation at Mar-a-Lago in December 2023.
Biden was expected to grant pardons to at least several former elected officials after fellow Democrats had lobbied him to take such action, according to a person with direct knowledge of the effort. Menendez has been advised to ask Trump directly for clemency before his sentencing that’s scheduled for Wednesday, according to one person familiar with his efforts. The crux of the former senator’s argument would be that he has been politically targeted by the Justice Department like Trump believes he was, this person said.
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