A man accused of assaulting law-enforcement officers and tossing an explosive device into a Capitol tunnel on Jan. 6 was rearrested just days after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump. In May 2023, Daniel Ball of Homosassa, Florida, was indicted on 12 counts related to his participation in the …
Read More »Meet the Violent Jan. 6 Criminals Trump Let Back on the Streets
Donald Trump declared in his inaugural address that his second presidency would restore “fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law.” Hours later, the president issued a blanket pardon and widespread clemency to 1,500 individuals who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — including …
Read More »In Trump's America, the Oligarchy Is Done Pretending to Care About You
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term on Monday before the world’s richest people. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg were among those seated closest to Trump as he demonized the most vulnerable members of our society, rewrote the history of his criminal prosecutions, and pledged …
Read More »Washington National Cathedral Bishop Calls Out Trump to His Face
President Donald Trump celebrated the first full day of his second presidency in party by attending a church service at Washington National Cathedral. The progressive institution has long resisted Trump’s values, as Rolling Stone recently reported, and on Tuesday, Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde used her sermon to deliver a pointed …
Read More »Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? ACLU Sues to Block 'Unconstitutional' Order
Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship is perhaps his most disturbing — representing a direct challenge to the plain language of the U.S. Constitution. It may also be one of the most straightforward Trump actions to reverse. Before Day One was over, the American Civil Liberties Union …
Read More »Republicans Struggle to Defend Trump Freeing Rioters Who Assaulted Cops
It’s easy to forget that many Republicans who now martyr the rioters who wreaked havoc on the Capitol on Jan. 6 once condemned the violence committed in Donald Trump‘s name. On Monday, the freshly sworn-in president granted blanket pardons to 1,500 individuals convicted of offenses related to the failed effort …
Read More »Trump Pardons Seditionist Proud Boys Leader Among 1,500 Jan. 6 Defendants
Donald Trump has issued a blanket pardon to 1,500 of individuals who were convicted of offenses or faced charges relating to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He also signed 14 commutations, deeming the offenders to have fulfilled their sentences with time served. “This is January 6,” …
Read More »Breaking Down Trump's Terrifying Flurry of Executive Orders
As Donald Trump resumed the powers of the presidency — declaring in his inaugural address that he was “saved by God to make America great again” — he began signing a slate of sweeping executive orders that reflect his ambition to be a dictator on “Day One.” In his address …
Read More »Biden Issues Preemptive Pardons Before Welcoming Trump for Tea
In one of his last acts as president, Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to several people Donald Trump and his allies perceive to be their enemies and have threatened to criminally investigate. The pardons were issued just hours before Biden is set to welcome Trump to the White House …
Read More »AOC on Skipping Inauguration: 'I Don't Celebrate Rapists'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) will absolutely not be attending Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration on Monday, and she has no problem explaining her reasons. “All these journalists are like ‘Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Are you going to the inauguration?’ Let …
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