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‘I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!’ Trump’s pre-July 4 Friday news dump included pardons for 11 people including ex-Abramoff partner
Buried in Friday's pardon list: a Jack Abramoff-era fraudster who later threw a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago — now a free man.
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Off The Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Trump likely to pardon pollution violators as he privately weighs clemency for Diddy
President Trump is poised to pardon a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations, and is still discussing other potential acts of clemency, including for Sean “Diddy” Combs or several other well-known figures, according to sources familiar with his plans. The president was scheduled to have a meeting Friday afternoon on the []...Click to read more
DNyuz
· Jul 4, 2026
Trump pardons 9 convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles. The acts of clemency come as Trump has issued a slew of pardons in his second term, particularly for allies, []
The Daily Beast
· Jul 4, 2026
Trump Consoles Himself With ‘Ridiculous’ Pardon Rampage
Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump tried to distract himself from his State Fair fiasco by pardoning criminals.Trump, 80, announced on Truth Social Friday afternoon that he would be granting clemency to six people whom he claimed were “persecuted” by former President Joe Biden.“It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for ‘fixing their car,’” the president wrote on his social media platform.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Tampa Free Press
· Jul 4, 2026
Under The Hood, Out Of Prison: Trump Wipes Clean Air Act Convictions For 10 Defendants
President Trump announced pardons on Friday for a group of individuals he stated were wrongfully prosecuted for modifying vehicle emissions systems, labeling the federal prosecutions an act of “weaponization and stupidity.” “I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!,” Trump stated in a post on Truth Social. While the White House did not immediately release [] Under The Hood, Out Of Prison: Trump Wipes Clean Air Act Convictions For 10 Defendants
AllSides
· Jul 7, 2026
Trump announces pardons for pollution violators prosecuted for "fixing their car"
President Trump on Friday announced pardons for six people whom he said had been wrongfully prosecuted for fixing their car in what he called an act of weaponization and stupidity by federal prosecutors. I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!, Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social...
Knewz
· Jul 7, 2026
President Donald Trump pardons people who were ‘persecuted’ by the Biden administration for ‘fixing their car’
President Donald Trump announced a new round of pardons, saying he had freed several people who were “persecuted” by former President Joe Biden’s administration for what he described as simply “fixing their car.” The White House said the pardons reflect the Trump administration’s broader effort to roll back regulations that reportedly impose burdens on consumers...
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