U.S. Pardon Attorney gets grilled by Senator Hawley

Elizabeth Oyer, fired by Todd Blanche

Elizabeth Oyer was appointed as the U.S. Pardon Attorney in April 2022 by President Joe Biden

GOP senators confront former Biden pardon attorney over clemency push for Dylann Roof, federal death row inmates

Republican senators turned a confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche into a sustained confrontation with the former Biden administration pardon attorney who recommended clemency for all 40 federal death row inmates, including the man who walked into a Charleston, South Carolina, church in 2015 and shot nine Black parishioners to death during Bible study.

Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri led the charge Thursday on Capitol Hill, pressing Elizabeth Oyer over a 73-page memorandum she authored in November 2024 that urged President Joe Biden to spare every inmate on the federal death row.

Democrats had called Oyer as their chief witness against Blanche's nomination. By the time Republicans finished questioning her, the witness they summoned had become the hearing's central liability.

The exchange, reported by Fox News Digital, laid bare a question that should trouble every American who believes victims matter more than their killers:

Hawley went straight at the most indefensible names on Oyer's list. Dylann Roof murdered nine parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Robert Bowers killed 11 Jewish worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev carried out the Boston Marathon bombing. Oyer recommended clemency for all three.

How did a senior Justice Department official produce a 73-page clemency recommendation that, according to a DOJ report cited during the hearing, devoted just three paragraphs to the grievances of victims' families?

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Sean "Diddy" Combs

President Trump Confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Requested Pardon After Conviction

You’ve seen this movie a hundred times. A celebrity builds an empire on a foundation of disregarding our values and flaunting the law. They amass staggering wealth while lecturing everyone else on morality, all from the comfort of a sprawling mansion.

But that kind of hypocrisy has a shelf life, and when the bill finally comes due, their tough-guy persona shatters.

That’s when the panic sets in. Suddenly, their speed dial has a new number one: the very leader they slandered, mocked, and tried to destroy. They grovel for the kind of grace they never gave, hoping their fame will wash away their sins. It’s a pathetic, predictable cycle, but it perfectly exposes the hollow core of the modern liberal elite.

From ‘Breitbart’:
“He was essentially I guess sort of half-innocent… I was very friendly with him. I get along with him great, and seemed like a nice guy, I didn’t know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile. And it’s hard. Like you, we’re human beings and we don’t like to have things cloud our judgment. But when you knew someone and you were fine, and then you run for office and he made some terrible statements… I don’t know. I’m being honest, it makes it more difficult to do.”

“But more likely a no for Combs?” the reporter asked.

“I’d say so,” responded Trump.

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Former Biden Aide testifies before Oversight Committee

Former Biden Aide Neera Tanden Does Not Know Who Ordered President’s Autopen Signatures

She admitted that aides were allowed to sign for pardons

Neera Tanden, a former top aide for President Joe Biden, told Congress that she had authorization to direct autopen signatures for the president but does not know who gave the final order.

Tanden served as the director of Biden’s Domestic Policy Council and she told Congress during a testimony on Tuesday that the president used an automatic signature tool allowing for aides to sign pardons, memos, and other official documents in the White House. Tanden said she did not know who authorized those signatures. Per Fox News:

During Tanden’s interview before Congress, which lasted more than five hours, she told lawmakers that, in her role as staff secretary and senior advisor to the former president between 2021 and 2023, she was authorized to direct autopen signatures on behalf of Biden, an Oversight Committee official told Fox News.

Tanden, who reportedly said during her testimony that she had limited interactions with Biden in her role, according to sources familiar with her testimony, described an approval process that left her – at least partly – in the dark about who specifically was giving final approval on the decisions to use the automatic signature tool, even though she simultaneously insisted Biden was in charge.

Tanden reportedly testified that to get approval for the use of autopen signatures she would send decision memos to members of Biden’s inner circle. However, she added that she was not aware of what actions or approvals took place between the time she sent the decision memo and the time she received it back with the necessary approval, according to the source familiar.

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Pardon for January 6 Political Prisoners?

Capitol Protestors Defendants Look To Trump For Potential Pardons

The aftermath of Donald Trump's presidential victory brings renewed hope for hundreds of January 6 defendants anticipating clemency promises to materialize.

According to the Washington Examiner, over 1,500 individuals charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol breach are closely watching President-elect Trump's statements about pardoning "political prisoners" when he takes office in January.

The expectations for pardons have already begun influencing legal proceedings, with some defendants requesting courts to pause their cases in anticipation of Trump's return to power.

Defense attorneys report growing inquiries from clients about potential pardons, while prosecutors continue to oppose delay requests based on speculative clemency promises.

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In a majority of cases, these political prisoners have been languishing in jail for three years with no due process. It's time to end it.

Hunter-- Will Joe or Trump pardon him?

The View Host Urges Presidential Pardon For Hunter Biden Before Trump Takes Office

Don't know why anyone cares what someone from The View thinks or says

"According to Daily Mail, The View host Ana Navarro has publicly called for President Joe Biden to pardon his son Hunter for gun and tax evasion crimes before Donald Trump assumes the presidency.

Hunter Biden faces sentencing in December for three felony gun charges and nine federal tax charges. The president's son was convicted of the gun charges in June 2024 and entered guilty pleas for tax-related offenses in September. Despite mounting pressure, President Biden has consistently maintained his position against pardoning his son or commuting his sentence.

The younger Biden could potentially face up to 25 years in prison for gun-related charges, which include lying to a federally licensed dealer and illegally possessing a firearm while being a drug user. The tax case carries additional penalties of up to 17 years imprisonment and potential fines reaching $1.3 million.

Both cases are overseen by Trump-appointed judges, with sentencing dates set for December 12 and December 16 respectively."

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On Wednesday, Trump met with Joe Biden for a reported two hours. I would bet that Hunter was a major topic in their conversation. Biden has always said that he will not pardon his son but allowing the next president to do so would be a great negotiation. Joe ends up looking like a stand-up guy, at least as far as his criminal son goes.

Trump says he wouldn't be opposed to pardoning Biden if he's reelected in November. Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last month “I wouldn’t take it off the books . . . despite what they’ve done to me,” when Hewitt asked if he was open to pardoning the younger Biden, suggesting he was taking a moral high ground compared to the Justice Department, which he claims has unfairly prosecuted him.

Something was agree upon; you can bet on it...and the new administration won't go after Joe. I believe that Trump negotiated The Art of the Deal again with a quid-pro-quo---Hunter gets pardoned and the January 6th prisoners get pardoned, or at least most of them.

To refresh your memory--The indictment against Hunter Biden, 53, was filed in California. It includes three felony counts of tax evasion and filing a false return and six misdemeanor counts of failure to return. The Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Hunter Biden of not paying at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes between 2016 and through 2019, and evading the assessment of taxes in 2018 when he filed false returns.

DeSantis' Position in Pardoning Trump

DeSantis’s remarks about moving forward as a country and leaving behind past controversies resonate with the public’s desire for a fresh start.

After years of political division and turmoil, many Americans long for a leader who can focus on addressing pressing issues and uniting the nation. DeSantis’s acknowledgment of this sentiment positions him as a potential candidate who can offer a new beginning.

Trump says he will pardon most January 6 protesters

Trump Says He Will Pardon ‘Large Portion’ of J6 Protesters

President Donald Trump promised Wednesday night that if he is elected he will pardon a "large portion" of the people convicted of federal offenses for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"I am inclined to pardon many of them," Trump said at a town hall hosted by CNN at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. "I can't say for every single one, because a couple of them, probably they got out of control."

He added that "most likely" he would pardon "a large portion of them."

"And it'll be very early on," Trump said.

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Full Pardons and an Apoloigy to January 6'rs

Trump Now Funding J6 Defendants, Promises Pardons and Apologies if He Wins 2024

45th President Donald Trump promised full pardons and government apologies to “many” of the January 6 detainees who have been described by many on the right as Joe Biden’s political prisoners.

Trump made the statements during an appearance on September 1 on “The Wendy Bell Show”, a conservative radio program.

“I mean full pardons with an apology to many,” Trump told Bell while discussing how a hypothetical Trump administration would respond to January 6 defendants.

Matt Gaetz goes on The View

Matt Gaetz Hammers Joy Behar Over 'Death of the Political Left' in His First Seconds on 'The View'

Brave guy, appearing on this left-wing radical Trump hating show--

“I was just wondering if you were wearing black as a consequence of, like, the death of the political left in the debate last night,” the Florida congressman asked, adding with a grin, “It was quite something to observe.”

Pardons granted by President Trump

President Trump grants 2 full pardons today ...

Remember Obama talking about his pen and his phone? Well, there's one power President Trump is taking full advantage of during his term--it's the power to pardon.

And today, he broke out his clemency pen, granting two full pardons to Americans whom the Obama administration put the screws to. [WND]

Read about it... Even Andrew McCabe was involved.

President Trump pardons sailor for taking photos

A former U.S. Navy sailor who was sentenced to prison for taking pictures inside a submarine – an offense likened to “nothing” compared to the scandal of Hillary Clinton sending classified material over an unsecure email network, has been pardoned.

According to a report in the Washington Examiner, President Donald Trump issued the pardon today for Kristian Saucier.

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