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Jan. 6 committee chair says he'd accept preemptive pardon if Biden offers
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), former chair of the Jan. 6 committee, said in a Thursday interview that he would accept a preemptive pardon from President Biden if he offered one. CNN's Jim Acosta ...The Hill - 2h -
Bill Clinton indicates he hopes Biden doesn't issue preemptive pardons
"I hope he won't do that," the former president said on ABC's "The View."ABC News - 23h -
Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 defendants in first hour back in White House
President-elect Trump says he intends to pardon "most" rioters accused or convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in one of the first official acts of his second presidency. “It’s going ...The Hill - 5h -
Bill Clinton says he’s open to talking to Biden about preemptive pardon for Hillary Clinton
Former President Clinton said he is open to having a conversation with President Biden about a potential preemptive pardon for his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton ...The Hill - 23h -
Blumenthal 'strongly opposes' Biden pardons for Jan. 6 panel members
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) poured cold water on the idea of President Biden preemptively pardoning lawmakers who served on the House panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack ...The Hill - 1d -
GOP senators say they won’t fight Trump on Jan. 6 pardons
Republican senators who witnessed firsthand the Jan. 6, 2021, ransacking of congressional offices now say it’s up to President-elect Trump whether to pardon those protesters convicted of federal ...The Hill - 1d -
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Behind Trump's promises on birthright citizenship, pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
President-elect Donald Trump sat down for his first interview since being elected for a second term in the White House. Trump mentioned his plans on birthright citizenship and potential pardons for ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump returns from France, says he will pardon Jan. 6 rioters
President-elect Donald Trump is saying he will review the cases of January 6, 2021, Capitol rioters for potential pardons. This comes after Trump visited France for the reopening of Notre Dame ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump details immigration plans, says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters
President-elect Donald Trump spelled out some of his initial plans for his incoming administration in his first post-election interview over the weekend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole ...CBS News - 3d -
Morning Report — What’s next in Syria; Trump’s Jan. 20 plans
In today’s issue: The stunning weekend collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria marked a “fundamental act of justice,” President Biden said on Sunday. The Assad regime’s end came after a 10-day ...The Hill - 3d -
Klobuchar says she is ‘not a fan’ of preemptive pardons for Trump critics
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she is “not a fan” of President Biden issuing preemptive pardons for critics of President-elect Trump. Klobuchar joined MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, where she weighed in on ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship and Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters in NBC Interview
In his first sit-down broadcast network interview since winning re-election, President-elect Donald J. Trump vowed to pardon Capitol attackers and to try to end automatic citizenship for children ...The New York Times - 3d -
Trump will ‘most likely’ pardon Capitol rioters on Day 1, says Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the U.S.NBC News - 3d -
Trump says he'll act on the "first day" on some Jan. 6 cases
Trump said of the Jan. 6 defendants and convicts, "I'm going to be acting very quickly," he told NBC News' "Meet the Press."CBS News - 4d -
Auchincloss says preemptive pardons seem to 'imply guilt'
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) on Sunday pushed back on the suggestion that President Biden should preemptively pardon individuals who have publicly criticized President-elect Trump, saying that ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump says he will act 'very quickly' to pardon Jan. 6 rioters upon taking office
President-elect Trump, in a new interview, said he intends to act on his first day to pardon individuals involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol, including those who have pleaded ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump says he’ll pardon Jan. 6 rioters on his first day in office
During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to issue pardons for Jan. 6 defendants on his first day in the White House.NBC News - 4d -
Trump says he will consider Jan 6. pardons on 1st day in office
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist with a preview of her extensive interview with President-elect Trump and his response to pardons for Jan. 6 Capitol ...NBC News - 4d -
Jan. 6 rioter lashes out after sentencing: ‘Trump’s gonna pardon me anyways”
A man who ran for the congressional seat previously held by former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) taunted a federal judge's decision to immediately send him to prison for his role in the Jan. 6 ...The Hill - 4d -
Democrats say they'll avoid election challenges on Jan. 6
House Democrats say that they’ll skip the election protests they’ve staged on Jan. 6 in past presidential cycles, four years after supporters of President-elect Trump stormed the Capitol in an ...The Hill - 4d -
Democrats divided over Biden talk of preemptive pardons
President Biden’s consideration of preemptive pardons for those he fears may be targeted under a coming Trump administration is dividing his allies and igniting pushback from the GOP. Biden has had ...The Hill - 5d -
Reagan-appointed judge stresses lasting impact of Jan. 6 while sentencing rioter banking on Trump pardon
A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan said the public discourse about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the cases against Donald Trump supporters prosecuted because they ...NBC News - 5d -
Trump Still Faces 8 Civil Lawsuits Over the Jan. 6 Attack
Donald J. Trump has successfully defeated or impeded many legal challenges against him over the storming of the Capitol, but eight lawsuits on the matter remain in the courts.The New York Times - 5d -
Biden considers preemptive pardons for Trump critics
President Biden is said to be considering a wave of preemptive pardons to protect President-elect Donald Trump's high-profile opponents from his possible retribution. But some Democrats argue these ...CBS News - 5d -
Who is Biden possibly considering for preemptive pardons?
CBS News has learned President Biden is considering issuing blanket preemptive pardons to some of President-elect Donald Trump's biggest critics. CBS News senior White House and political ...CBS News - 5d -
House Republicans block release of Gaetz ethics report, Schiff says preemptive pardon a bad idea
Republicans in the House have blocked the release of the House Ethics Committee's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz after sinking two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the committee ...CBS News - 5d -
White House addresses Hunter Biden pardon, potential preemptive clemencies
The White House held its first press briefing Friday since President Biden pardoned his son Hunter and as he considers blanket preemptive pardons for some prominent critics of President-elect ...CBS News - 5d -
The use and misuse of the presidential pardon
Both Trump and Biden have abused a power that needs to be reformedFinancial Times - 6d -
What to know about Biden's consideration of preemptive pardons for Trump critics
President Biden is considering pardoning critics of President-elect Donald Trump like Dr. Anthony Fauci, Senator-elect Adam Schiff and former Rep. Liz Cheney, CBS News has learned. CBS News chief ...CBS News - 6d -
White House discusses preemptive pardons for Trump critics
The White House is considering if President Biden should preemptively protect those who have been critical of President-elect Trump ahead of an incoming administration focused on retribution, a ...The Hill - 6d -
Biden considering preemptive pardons for Trump critics like Fauci, Schiff and Cheney
CBS News has learned President Biden is considering issuing preemptive pardons for some of President-elect Donald Trump's biggest critics. Among the names being floated are Dr. Anthony Fauci, who ...CBS News - 6d -
Biden considering preemptive pardons for perceived enemies of Trump
President Biden is weighing giving preemptive pardons to perceived enemies of President-elect Donald Trump to shield them from possible "retribution."CBS News - 6d -
Biden weighs preemptive pardons for Milley, Cheney, Fauci: Source
The consideration comes after Biden issued a full pardon for his son Hunter -- a move that prompted backlash from Republicans and many Democrats.ABC News - 6d -
The Dangerous Precedent of Biden’s Pardon
It sends a signal that Trump’s abuse of the pardon system was not an aberration.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Examining the history of presidential pardons
President Biden granted his son Hunter a "full and unconditional pardon" Sunday after the younger Biden was convicted in two separate criminal cases earlier this year. Lindsay Chervinsky, executive ...CBS News - Dec. 2 -
What is a presidential pardon?
Presidents are granted the authority to issue pardons under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution.CBS News - Dec. 2 -
Trump highlights Jan. 6 cases after Hunter Biden pardon
Shortly after President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump turned to social media to tie it to the Jan. 6 cases. CBS News congressional correspondent ...CBS News - Dec. 2 -
Backlash to Biden’s Pardon
Also, Russian strikes in Syria. Here's the latest at the end of Monday.The New York Times - Dec. 2 -
