President Trump has issued a flurry of pardons and commutations in his first days back in office, breaking with historical norms and drawing attention for rewarding supporters. These pardons, including high-profile cases like that of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht and anti-abortion activists, have sparked debate and raised questions about the future of Trump's clemency practices.
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.
Presidents rarely use their king-like power of clemency in their first few days in office, typically saving the vast majority of the oft-controversial decisions until the very end of their term. Biden, that he had offered far more measures of clemency than his predecessors for groups of people like nonviolent drug offenders, , Trump issued only slightly more than two dozen pardons prior to losing the 2020 election. He issued dozens more during his final days in office.
The younger Jackson, who served time for misappropriating campaign funds for personal use, sought a pardon from President Joe Biden but did not get one. Jackson suggested that if Trump meets with his father, it could be the 83-year-old civil rights leader’s final visit to the White House. Meanwhile, one lawyer who represented several clients seeking clemency from Biden said part of their calculus was that being rejected by Biden could make their cases more appealing to Trump.
Advocates know to appeal to Trump’s disdain for federal law enforcement, particularly after he was charged in multiple jurisdictions during Biden’s time in office. When announcing his pardon of Ulbricht, Trump : “The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me.”
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