Tag: Jan 6

In July, he relied on a longstanding precedent stating that a presidential pardon does not entitle a defendant to recover money already paid as part of a sentence.

"I don’t think we should agree to any money being paid to Donald Trump. You’re talking about license fee payers’ money, you’re talking about public money."

The pardons announced on Saturday reflect Trump’s continued use of presidential clemency to help supporters scrutinized under the Biden administration’s sweeping Jan. 6 probe.

The edit, the BBC admitted, “unintentionally created the impression” that Trump delivered a single, continuous call to action that included a “direct call for violent action.”