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Trump Pardons GOP Lawmaker's Husband

Robert Harshbarger Jr. completed his prison term years ago

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned Tennessee Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger's husband, who pleaded guilty more than a decade ago to health care fraud and other crimes and served time in federal prison.
  • Robert Harshbarger Jr. was a licensed pharmacist in 2013 when he admitted substituting a cheaper drug imported from
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Trump Issues Pre-Emptive Pardon to Giuliani, Others

Ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows and Sydney Powell also covered, but only for federal crimes

(Newser) - President Trump has issued sweeping—if symbolic—pardons to a number of key allies who sought to undermine the 2020 election results. Rudy Giuliani is the most familiar name, but others covered include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, conservative pundit Sydney Powell, and attorney John Eastman, who...

Trump Pardons Darryl Strawberry
Trump Pardons
Darryl Strawberry
Nov 7, 2025 2:17 PM CST

Trump Pardons Darryl Strawberry

MLB legend is cleared of tax-evasion and drug charges

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned a well-known figure in the world of sports: Darryl Strawberry, the former Major League Baseball star who pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995. The White House said in a statement that Strawberry, now 63, "served time and paid back taxes" after failing to report...

Trump Pardons Tennessee Politician of Corruption

Former state House speaker Glen Casada was due to report to prison later this month

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned a former Tennessee House speaker and a onetime aide of public corruption charges. Republican former state Rep. Glen Casada was sentenced in September to three years in prison, and Casada's former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, was also convicted and received a 2.5-year prison...

Crypto Boss With Close Ties to Trump Business Pardoned
Trump Pardons SBF's
Former Main Rival
Oct 23, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

Trump Pardons SBF's Former Main Rival

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has close ties to Trump family's crypto business

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Zhao had filed an application for a pardon and...

Combs Wants Trump Pardon or Low-Security Prison Stay

President says convict has put in a request

(Newser) - Sean Combs wants to serve his time in a low-security federal prison in New Jersey, with his lawyers telling a judge Monday that the facility's drug treatment program would help the hip-hop mogul stay clean. Combs apparently has made a request of President Trump that would eliminate the need...

Sources: Maxwell Had Some Protection During DOJ Queries

Convicted sex offender reportedly was given limited immunity to reveal what she knows about Epstein

(Newser) - Sources say that Ghislaine Maxwell was the one who initiated her meetings this week with the DOJ's Todd Blanche, and that she was offered limited immunity to reveal what she knows about her late partner, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reports ABC News , which adds it's "almost unheard...

Trump: 'I'm Allowed' to Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell

Still, president says clemency for sex offender is 'something I have not thought about'

(Newser) - The Justice Department has been meeting with convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, partner of the late disgraced financier and fellow sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though her attorney says there've been "no promises yet" of clemency for her from President Trump, who has been tied to Epstein over the...

Trump Pardons Divers Who Freed 19 Sharks

Men believed they had stumbled upon an illegal fishing line

(Newser) - Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman's longline several miles from shore have been pardoned by President Trump, the AP reports. Pardons for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr. were signed Wednesday. They had been convicted in...

Trump Doesn't Rule Out a Pardon for Combs
Trump Leaves Open
Pardoning Combs
May 30, 2025 3:50 PM CDT

Trump Leaves Open Pardoning Combs

The two once were friends, but president says his decision would be based on fairness

(Newser) - President Trump took a pass Friday on an opportunity to rule out a possible presidential pardon for an old friend who may or may not need one, per USA Today . Asked at the White House whether he'd consider clearing Sean "Diddy" Combs, who's on trial in New...

More Pardons, Commutations —Including for Gang Leader

Larry Hoover, co-founder of Chicago's Gangster Disciples, ordered a hit on rival

(Newser) - President Trump continued issuing pardons and commutations on Wednesday, including for a former Chicago gang leader given six life sentences for conspiracy, extortion, and other crimes. "I do not believe that there's a more notorious or prolific criminal than Larry Hoover," who was also convicted of ordering...

Reality TV Couple Released After Trump Pardon

Todd and Julie Chrisley are freed from prison

(Newser) - Reality television couple Todd and Julie Chrisley of Chrisley Knows Best fame walked out of prison Wednesday, the day after President Trump granted them both pardons . One of their attorneys said in an interview that he didn't know why Trump chose this particular week to issue his reprieve, but...

Trump Pardon Just Before Sentencing Frustrates Court

Judge ticks through reasons that wouldn't explain president's order

(Newser) - A labor union leader who pleaded guilty to failing to report gifts from an advertising firm was pardoned by President Trump on the eve of his sentencing Wednesday, court records show—frustrating the judge in the case. James Callahan, of Lindenhurst, New York, was general president of the International Union...

Trump Pardons Tax Cheat After Mom Donates $1M: Report

White House claims he was targeted by Biden administration due to 'conservative politics'

(Newser) - Paul Walczak was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $4.4 million in restitution last month after he admitted using millions of dollars meant to pay his employees' taxes to fund an extravagant lifestyle. The sentencing judge specifically noted there "is not a get-out-of-jail-free...

Trump Set to Pardon Reality TV Stars
Trump Grants
Full Pardons to
Reality TV Stars
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May 28, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Trump Grants Full Pardons to Reality TV Stars

Julie and Todd Chrisley were found guilty of bank fraud, tax evasion in 2022

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Julie and Todd Chrisley of reality TV fame, as he'd promised to do, People reports. "My parents get to start their lives over!" their daughter Savannah posted on Instagram Live. "My phone is going bananas right now, but President Trump gave...

Ex-Sheriff Gets a Presidential Pardon for Bribery Sentence

Trump issues pardon for Scott Jenkins, about to begin 10 years behind bars in Virginia on Tuesday

(Newser) - President Trump says he's pardoning Scott Jenkins, the former sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, who was due to start a 10-year prison sentence on Tuesday for accepting more than $75,000 in bribes. Jenkins, 53, was convicted last year of conspiracy, honest services fraud, and multiple bribery charges...

Donor's Newspaper Rips Trump Pardon of Ally, Fraudster
Big Donor's Paper
Rips Trump Pardon
Apr 28, 2025 6:15 PM CDT

Big Donor's Paper Rips Trump Pardon

Miriam Adelson put $300M into a campaign PAC for Trump

(Newser) - A Nevada newspaper owned by a megadonor to President Trump has harshly criticized the president's pardon last week of a local political operative convicted of fraud, calling the action "a debasement of presidential pardon power." The editorial published Friday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which is owned...

Santos Got 7 Years. Will He Get a Trump Pardon?

Outlets assess the possibilities for the disgraced congressman

(Newser) - A federal judge disregarded pleas for leniency and imposed a seven-year sentence on ousted congressman George Santos on fraud charges Friday. Now, one question in circulation is whether the short-lived GOP lawmaker and strong backer of President Trump might be in line for a pardon. Coverage:
  • When asked by Perez
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Trump Pardons Michele Fiore, GOP Fraudster

Politician was convicted of spending donations for a statue honoring a fallen officer on herself

(Newser) - Michele Fiore, a former Las Vegas City Council member convicted of spending donations for a statue honoring a fallen police officer on herself, has received "a full and unconditional pardon" from President Trump—heading off her sentencing scheduled for next month. "Today, I stand before you—not just...

Trump Pardons Founder of Bankrupt EV Firm Nikola

Trevor Milton was appealing a fraud conviction for duping investors

(Newser) - President Trump has issued another high-profile pardon : that of Trevor Milton, the founder of the bankrupt electric vehicle company Nikola. The 42-year-old Milton had been sentenced to four years in prison—though he was out pending appeal—after being convicted of fraud, reports the Wall Street Journal . Prosecutors say he...

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