Biden Isn’t the Only Official Who Could Pardon Trump

Biden Isn’t the Only Official Who Could Pardon Trump

[ad_1] State-level pardons Let’s take the state level first. Each state has its own process for pardons and commutations, which differ from pardons in that they reduce the punishments for crimes rather than wiping them out altogether. Some states lodge those powers with their governor and some with a range of executive officials. Trump currently … Read more

How a Trump pardon resurrected one of New Jersey’s most powerful Republicans

How a Trump pardon resurrected one of New Jersey’s most powerful Republicans

[ad_1] But a key connection to Donald Trump got Gilmore a pardon on the president’s last day in the White House. By the following year, Gilmore had again become a force in New Jersey politics, so much so that the state’s Democratic governor and a Democratic state senator in a neighboring county — Vin Gopal, … Read more