Topic: pardons
Public Citizen’s count of Trump’s canceled corporate cases holds up; its math and $3.1B figure do not
Trump’s agencies did drop cases and pardon companies, as Public Citizen says. But its totals don’t add up, and most of its $3.1 billion figure was cut by a judge under Biden.
Fact-Check: Attorney General Todd Blanche on Meet the Press, August 16, 2026
Two claims rate False: Blanche on presidential direction (the Bondi episode contradicts the “never”) and his Biden clemency description (Jan. 17 commutations were non-violent).
Did Biden Pardon Violent Offenders?
Biden’s mass pardons went to non-violent offenders. He commuted — not pardoned — 37 death row murderers to life without parole, a different legal action that leaves convictions intact.
The Immunity Machine: How Every Check on Trump Was Neutralized
Every institutional check on presidential power — DOJ, Congress, inspectors general, courts — has been systematically neutralized or captured between Trump’s first and second terms, creating a…
The Record: A Documented Moral Audit of Donald Trump From Birth to Now
A category-by-category audit of Trump’s documented actions against common moral standards — 34 felony convictions, sexual abuse liability, charity fraud, stiffed workers, separated children,…
Russian Interference, the Comey Firing, and the Long Campaign to Make It All Disappear
Russia ran a sweeping operation to elect Trump in 2016, every major investigation confirmed it, Trump fired the FBI director investigating it, pardoned those convicted by it, and is now prosecuting…