MAGA are such easy marks.You need to learn how to deal with a snowflake...
Trump bribey-wibey-woo - update: Trump shakes down CBS news in $20B bullshit lawsuit for "emotional distress"
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Let me know when he catches up to Biden or starts to pardon his direct family members like Biden. Until then not much
Biden didn't need to, he just pardoned his whole family, avoiding any judicial issues.
This is pretty much corruption in the open. As i said earlier, the Penguin is now mayor of Gotham and crime can pay if you pay.
The man Donald Trump appointed to review pardon requests at the Department of Justice is already reviewing full clemency for Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group who was convicted of treason-related charges in connection with the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.
Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin recently met with lawyer Peter Ticktin, who delivered 11 pardon applications — including one for Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with the Capitol assault.
An attorney for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes met with Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin to request full clemency for treason-related charges in connection with January 6 (Middle East Images)
Hours after taking office, Trump commuted his sentence, along with the sentences of 13 other Capitol rioters, including Oath Keepers and Proud Boys members who were similarly convicted. Rhodes was released from prison hours later.
Ticktin also presented pardon applications Oath Keepers members and associates David Moerschel, Don Wilson and Kelly Meggs, as well Dominic Pezzola, Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean and Zach Rehl, members of the neo-fascist Proud Boys gang.
He also presented applications for Elias Costianes and Ben Martin, who were also convicted in January 6 cases.
Ticktin also presented an application for former Arkansas State Senator Jonathan Woods, who was charged in a bribery scheme and sentenced to more than 18 years in prison after he “was wrongfully convicted, over sentenced, and mistreated leading to two open heart surgeries,” Ticktin told The Independent.
Martin, a prominent “Stop the Steal” activist who defended Jan. 6 defendants, was briefly Trump’s top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., tasked with running the office that handled those prosecutions. Trump recently withdrew his name for consideration for the role and instead installed him as the pardon chief and head of the Justice Department’s “Weaponization Working Group.”
According to Politico, the renewed effort to fully pardon Rhodes and other Jan. 6 offenders was arranged by Ticktin and Treniss Evans, who help run the right-wing nonprofit legal group American Rights Alliance.
“I listened! Cuz he’s wise,” Martin said about the meeting.
The Independent has requested comment from the White House.
A fresh round of pardon requests from defendants charged with the most serious crimes surrounding the attack will now head to White House pardon czar Alice Johnson.
Trump is meanwhile expected to issue pardons for reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud and sentenced to several years in prison.
The president also recently pardoned Paul Walczak, who pleaded guilty to tax crimes. The pardon was issued one month after Walczak’s mother attended a Mar-a-Lago fundraising dinner charging $1 million per person.
Trump appointed Ed Martin as the Justice Department pardon attorney after he briefly served as the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C. (AP)
The president has pardoned nearly 1,600 defendants charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
Rhodes founded his far-right anti-government militia group in 2009 and claimed thousands of members across the country, including current and former service members and law enforcement officers, preparing for armed civil war in defense of what they perceive as threats to the Constitution.
Rhodes and his allies spent weeks discussing a violent response to the 2020 election on encrypted messaging apps, then organized a weapons and supply cache at a nearby hotel before joining the mob.
After several members breached the Capitol, shouting “this is our f*****g house” and “we took the f*****g Capitol,” Rhodes hailed them as “patriots.” He told an ally that his only regret that day was that the group wasn’t armed. Rhodes did not enter the building.
Days after Jan. 6, Rhodes typed a message intended for then-President Trump, calling on him to “save the republic” or “die in prison.”
That message was ultimately never delivered, but it echoed another message published on the Oath Keepers website weeks earlier, urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act and deputize Rhodes and the Oath Keepers to take up arms.
“It’s better to wage it with you as Commander-in-Chief than to have you comply with a fraudulent election, leave office, and leave the White House in the hands of illegitimate usurpers and Chinese puppets,” Rhodes wrote at the time.
He followed up with another message demanding that Trump deliver a “crushing blow” to his enemies “while they sleep, wrapped in their arrogance.”
Rhodes also instructed his allies to “get gear squared away and ready to fight,” adding that “Trump has one last chance right now to stand but he will need us and our rifles too.”
More than 1,000 Jan. 6 defendants pleaded guilty. More than 200 people were found guilty at trial — including 10 defendants like Rhodes and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio were found guilty of seditious conspiracy.
Judges who presided over Jan. 6 cases have barely hidden their contempt for Trump’s sweeping pardons for virtually every member of the mob — and have issued stark warnings against attempts to rewrite the history of the attack.
Last year, the federal judge who presided over Rhodes’s case said the prospect of a pardon for his crimes “is frightening and ought to be frightening to anyone who cares about democracy in this country.”
“You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country and its democracy and the very fabric of this country,” District Judge Amit Mehta told Rhodes during his sentencing hearing in 2023. “You are smart, you are compelling, and you are charismatic. Frankly, that is what makes you dangerous.”
District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s federal election interference case, wrote that Trump’s pardons “cannot whitewash the blood, feces, and terror that the mob left in its wake.”
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Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin recently met with lawyer Peter Ticktin, who delivered 11 pardon applications — including one for Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with the Capitol assault.
An attorney for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes met with Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin to request full clemency for treason-related charges in connection with January 6 (Middle East Images)
Hours after taking office, Trump commuted his sentence, along with the sentences of 13 other Capitol rioters, including Oath Keepers and Proud Boys members who were similarly convicted. Rhodes was released from prison hours later.
Ticktin also presented pardon applications Oath Keepers members and associates David Moerschel, Don Wilson and Kelly Meggs, as well Dominic Pezzola, Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean and Zach Rehl, members of the neo-fascist Proud Boys gang.
He also presented applications for Elias Costianes and Ben Martin, who were also convicted in January 6 cases.
Ticktin also presented an application for former Arkansas State Senator Jonathan Woods, who was charged in a bribery scheme and sentenced to more than 18 years in prison after he “was wrongfully convicted, over sentenced, and mistreated leading to two open heart surgeries,” Ticktin told The Independent.
Martin, a prominent “Stop the Steal” activist who defended Jan. 6 defendants, was briefly Trump’s top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., tasked with running the office that handled those prosecutions. Trump recently withdrew his name for consideration for the role and instead installed him as the pardon chief and head of the Justice Department’s “Weaponization Working Group.”
According to Politico, the renewed effort to fully pardon Rhodes and other Jan. 6 offenders was arranged by Ticktin and Treniss Evans, who help run the right-wing nonprofit legal group American Rights Alliance.
“I listened! Cuz he’s wise,” Martin said about the meeting.
The Independent has requested comment from the White House.
A fresh round of pardon requests from defendants charged with the most serious crimes surrounding the attack will now head to White House pardon czar Alice Johnson.
Trump is meanwhile expected to issue pardons for reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud and sentenced to several years in prison.
The president also recently pardoned Paul Walczak, who pleaded guilty to tax crimes. The pardon was issued one month after Walczak’s mother attended a Mar-a-Lago fundraising dinner charging $1 million per person.
Trump appointed Ed Martin as the Justice Department pardon attorney after he briefly served as the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C. (AP)
The president has pardoned nearly 1,600 defendants charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
Rhodes founded his far-right anti-government militia group in 2009 and claimed thousands of members across the country, including current and former service members and law enforcement officers, preparing for armed civil war in defense of what they perceive as threats to the Constitution.
Rhodes and his allies spent weeks discussing a violent response to the 2020 election on encrypted messaging apps, then organized a weapons and supply cache at a nearby hotel before joining the mob.
After several members breached the Capitol, shouting “this is our f*****g house” and “we took the f*****g Capitol,” Rhodes hailed them as “patriots.” He told an ally that his only regret that day was that the group wasn’t armed. Rhodes did not enter the building.
Days after Jan. 6, Rhodes typed a message intended for then-President Trump, calling on him to “save the republic” or “die in prison.”
That message was ultimately never delivered, but it echoed another message published on the Oath Keepers website weeks earlier, urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act and deputize Rhodes and the Oath Keepers to take up arms.
“It’s better to wage it with you as Commander-in-Chief than to have you comply with a fraudulent election, leave office, and leave the White House in the hands of illegitimate usurpers and Chinese puppets,” Rhodes wrote at the time.
He followed up with another message demanding that Trump deliver a “crushing blow” to his enemies “while they sleep, wrapped in their arrogance.”
Rhodes also instructed his allies to “get gear squared away and ready to fight,” adding that “Trump has one last chance right now to stand but he will need us and our rifles too.”
More than 1,000 Jan. 6 defendants pleaded guilty. More than 200 people were found guilty at trial — including 10 defendants like Rhodes and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio were found guilty of seditious conspiracy.
Judges who presided over Jan. 6 cases have barely hidden their contempt for Trump’s sweeping pardons for virtually every member of the mob — and have issued stark warnings against attempts to rewrite the history of the attack.
Last year, the federal judge who presided over Rhodes’s case said the prospect of a pardon for his crimes “is frightening and ought to be frightening to anyone who cares about democracy in this country.”
“You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country and its democracy and the very fabric of this country,” District Judge Amit Mehta told Rhodes during his sentencing hearing in 2023. “You are smart, you are compelling, and you are charismatic. Frankly, that is what makes you dangerous.”
District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s federal election interference case, wrote that Trump’s pardons “cannot whitewash the blood, feces, and terror that the mob left in its wake.”
Trump’s pardon attorney considers full clemency for Oath Keepers and founder Stewart Rhodes over Jan. 6 crimes
Ed Martin is reviewing requests to pardon far-right militia members charged with treason-related crimes
I see, so you, as a rebranded newbie, are in this elite group of MAGA boys who talk about us soy-eating lefties??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you are so full of shit, I am betting your eyes are chocolate brown!It's so funny you said that, they said you would accuse me of being a previous member which I found confusing but apparently you've made a lot of enemies on this board. They said you're juvenile, arrogant and refuse to admit when you are wrong. So far everything they said has been spot on. But hey, if it's working for you more power to you man. From what I'm told you will soon start to accuse me of using multiple handles and conspiring with others who share my political views. Now that I'm saying it out loud it's sounds a bit like paranoia.
Ah, so in your other handle, I must have accused you of having another account, which was probably part of the reason you've now rebranded. AH HA....LOL
I think Megatron and BumbleBee are bad-mouthing me.
It's because your posts are hilarious.
You already did in the above post telling me what is said about me, DUH....lmao
Because he though President Petty-Prick would harass them, the same way Petty-Prick harasses Dem-affiliated law firms.
Would be nice if Trump earned his wings the same way.Unhinged lefties are unstoppable....
That's the best you have, you aren't trying very hard. Also, Biden didn't think anything, even you must understand that. And whoever decided that there should be pardons for the Biden crime family, knew they were guilty.
In fact, I'm not trying very hard because I don't have any respect for you and I normally ignore your posts and do more worthwhile shit than respond to you.
You and your buds have just jumped into the thread to troll it and post nothing useful.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A labor union leader who pleaded guilty to failing to report gifts from an advertising firm was pardoned by President Donald Trump on the eve of his sentencing hearing Wednesday, court records show.
James Callahan, of Lindenhurst, New York, was general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers when he accepted — but failed to properly report — receiving at least $315,000 in tickets to sporting events and concerts and other amenities from a company that the union used to place ads.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was scheduled to sentence Callahan on Wednesday. On Tuesday, however, Callahan's attorneys notified the court of Trump's “full and unconditional” pardon and asked for the sentencing hearing to be vacated.
The pardon itself doesn't specify why Trump granted him clemency. The White House didn’t explain why Trump pardoned Callahan, whose union endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection over Trump in 2023. Callahan signed a letter that explained the endorsement.
The judge said she was “quite disappointed” to learn of Callahan's pardon after he accepted responsibility for his criminal conduct, according to a transcript of Wednesday's hearing.
“I don’t know why you were pardoned,” she said. “You weren’t pardoned because you were wrongfully convicted. You pled guilty to the misdemeanors. You weren’t pardoned because you were missentenced. Sentencing hadn’t even occurred. You weren’t pardoned because the law was somehow unfair, either in general or to you.”
Earlier this month, prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of six months for Callahan, calling him “one of the most powerful union leaders in the country.” They said Callahan’s salary and other compensation topped $500,000 annually. Now retired and living in Florida, he has a net worth of more than $5 million, according to prosecutors.
“That the Operating Engineers were unknowingly funding Defendant Callahan’s spree of pricey entertainments — a lifestyle his substantial salary could easily accommodate — is especially condemning,” they wrote.
Reyes told Callahan that, at a minimum, she would have sentenced him to 500 hours of community service.
“I can’t force you to do community hours. I can’t sentence you to them. But you can do them. No one’s going to stop you from doing them. You want to take your lumps? Do the hours,” she added.
Callahan declined to address the judge apart from saying that he “heard every word you said.”
Reyes pressed lawyers for Callahan and the government on how and when they learned of the pardon.
“Had Mr. Callahan applied for that pardon or it just came out of the blue?” the judge asked.
“Your Honor, I’m not going to answer those questions,” defense attorney David Schertler replied. "I don’t think that’s an appropriate inquiry for the court at this point."
The judge is holding Callahan’s sentence “in abeyance” — a temporary state of suspension — until prosecutors file a formal request to dismiss the case.
Ed Martin Jr., now the Justice Department's pardon attorney, was acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia when Callahan pleaded guilty on Jan. 29 to knowingly filing false annual reports with the U.S. Labor Department.
A spokesperson for Martin didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Schertler declined to answer questions about the pardon. He said in an email that Callahan is “extremely grateful for President Trump’s consideration and pardon and the opportunity to get back his life and his reputation.”
Callahan's plea agreement required him to repay the union $315,000 for the tickets and to immediately resign as union president.
“Those tickets and amenities properly belonged to the Operating Engineers, and yet Defendant Callahan used many of those tickets personally and provided other tickets to members of his family and persons who were not members of the Operating Engineers,” prosecutors wrote.
The Washington-based union that Callahan led represents nearly 400,000 heavy machinery operators on construction and industrial sites throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Trump pardons a labor union leader on the eve of sentencing for failing to report gifts
James Callahan, of Lindenhurst, New York, was general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers when he accepted — but failed to properly report — receiving at least $315,000 in tickets to sporting events and concerts and other amenities from a company that the union used to place ads.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was scheduled to sentence Callahan on Wednesday. On Tuesday, however, Callahan's attorneys notified the court of Trump's “full and unconditional” pardon and asked for the sentencing hearing to be vacated.
The pardon itself doesn't specify why Trump granted him clemency. The White House didn’t explain why Trump pardoned Callahan, whose union endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection over Trump in 2023. Callahan signed a letter that explained the endorsement.
The judge said she was “quite disappointed” to learn of Callahan's pardon after he accepted responsibility for his criminal conduct, according to a transcript of Wednesday's hearing.
“I don’t know why you were pardoned,” she said. “You weren’t pardoned because you were wrongfully convicted. You pled guilty to the misdemeanors. You weren’t pardoned because you were missentenced. Sentencing hadn’t even occurred. You weren’t pardoned because the law was somehow unfair, either in general or to you.”
Earlier this month, prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of six months for Callahan, calling him “one of the most powerful union leaders in the country.” They said Callahan’s salary and other compensation topped $500,000 annually. Now retired and living in Florida, he has a net worth of more than $5 million, according to prosecutors.
“That the Operating Engineers were unknowingly funding Defendant Callahan’s spree of pricey entertainments — a lifestyle his substantial salary could easily accommodate — is especially condemning,” they wrote.
Reyes told Callahan that, at a minimum, she would have sentenced him to 500 hours of community service.
“I can’t force you to do community hours. I can’t sentence you to them. But you can do them. No one’s going to stop you from doing them. You want to take your lumps? Do the hours,” she added.
Callahan declined to address the judge apart from saying that he “heard every word you said.”
Reyes pressed lawyers for Callahan and the government on how and when they learned of the pardon.
“Had Mr. Callahan applied for that pardon or it just came out of the blue?” the judge asked.
“Your Honor, I’m not going to answer those questions,” defense attorney David Schertler replied. "I don’t think that’s an appropriate inquiry for the court at this point."
The judge is holding Callahan’s sentence “in abeyance” — a temporary state of suspension — until prosecutors file a formal request to dismiss the case.
Ed Martin Jr., now the Justice Department's pardon attorney, was acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia when Callahan pleaded guilty on Jan. 29 to knowingly filing false annual reports with the U.S. Labor Department.
A spokesperson for Martin didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Schertler declined to answer questions about the pardon. He said in an email that Callahan is “extremely grateful for President Trump’s consideration and pardon and the opportunity to get back his life and his reputation.”
Callahan's plea agreement required him to repay the union $315,000 for the tickets and to immediately resign as union president.
“Those tickets and amenities properly belonged to the Operating Engineers, and yet Defendant Callahan used many of those tickets personally and provided other tickets to members of his family and persons who were not members of the Operating Engineers,” prosecutors wrote.
The Washington-based union that Callahan led represents nearly 400,000 heavy machinery operators on construction and industrial sites throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Trump pardons a labor union leader on the eve of sentencing for failing to report gifts
I don't have comprehensive data on the exact financial fees owed by individuals pardoned by Donald Trump during his second term (starting January 20, 2025). However, I can piece together information from available sources to provide an estimate based on notable pardons reported so far, focusing specifically on financial penalties such as restitution, fines, or other court-ordered fees that were wiped out by these pardons. Note that the data is limited to what has been publicly reported, and not all pardons may have associated financial penalties fully documented. Below is the tally based on available information:
That's all I want you to do Just try and piece together the info
Tally of Criminal Court Financial Fees Owed by Individuals Pardoned by Donald Trump in His Second Term (2025-Present)
Based on available information, the following is a tally of the criminal court financial fees (fines, restitution, or other court-ordered penalties) owed by individuals or entities pardoned by Donald Trump during his second term, starting January 20, 2025. The data is limited to publicly reported cases with specific financial penalty details, and I’ve focused exclusively on pardons from this term, as requested. Where exact figures are unavailable, I’ve noted assumptions or exclusions due to lack of data.
- Trevor Milton (Founder of Nikola Corp.)
- Crime: Convicted of fraud in 2022 for misleading investors about Nikola’s electric truck capabilities.
- Financial Penalty: Federal prosecutors estimated Milton owed approximately $680 million in restitution to defrauded shareholders, plus a potential $15.2 million to victim Peter Hicks for wire fraud. These amounts were not finalized by a judge at the time of the pardon.
- Status: Pardon issued in March 2025, wiping out these potential obligations.
- Amount: $680 million (estimated restitution) + $15.2 million (estimated wire fraud penalty) = $695.2 million.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...pending-1-million-to-get-cases-to-white-house
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow...efense-latest-controversial-pardon-rcna198622
- HDR Global Trading Limited (BitMEX) (Cryptocurrency exchange)
- Crime: Pleaded guilty to violating anti-money-laundering laws under the Bank Secrecy Act.
- Financial Penalty: Sentenced to a $100 million fine.
- Status: Pardon eliminated the fine before it was paid.
- Amount: $100 million.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/trump-pardons-cost-liz-oyer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...liz-oyer-trump-pardons-restitution-1-billion/
- Four BitMEX Executives (Names not specified in sources)
- Crime: Pleaded guilty to financial crimes related to anti-money-laundering violations.
- Financial Penalty: No specific individual fines or restitution amounts are reported in available sources. It’s unclear if they owed additional penalties beyond the company’s $100 million fine. For this tally, I assume no additional individual financial penalties due to lack of evidence.
- Status: Pardons likely eliminated any personal financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to insufficient data).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...liz-oyer-trump-pardons-restitution-1-billion/
- Michele Fiore (Republican politician and activist in Nevada)
- Crime: Convicted in 2024 of misappropriating funds meant for a memorial for slain police officers, using them for personal expenses like plastic surgery and her daughter’s wedding.
- Financial Penalty: Oyer estimated Fiore owed at least $70,000 in restitution, based on the amount she was convicted of stealing, though this was not yet finalized by a judge at the time of the pardon.
- Status: Pardon issued in early 2025, wiping out the potential restitution.
- Amount: $70,000 (estimated).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...liz-oyer-trump-pardons-restitution-1-billion/
- Paul Walczak (Florida businessman, former nursing home executive)
- Crime: Convicted of tax evasion to finance a lavish lifestyle, including purchasing a $2 million yacht.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine amount is detailed in the sources. Tax evasion cases often involve restitution for unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest, but no figures are provided for Walczak’s case.
- Status: Pardon issued in early 2025, likely eliminating any financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a...al-pardons-for-political-allies-and-loyalists
- Scott Jenkins (Former Culpeper County, Virginia, sheriff)
- Crime: Convicted of federal bribery and fraud charges for accepting over $75,000 in bribes in a “cash-for-badges” scheme.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine is mentioned in the sources beyond the $75,000 in bribes he was convicted of receiving, which is not necessarily a court-ordered financial penalty owed to victims or the government. For this tally, I assume no additional court-ordered financial penalties due to lack of evidence.
- Status: Pardon issued on May 26, 2025, likely eliminating any potential financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to insufficient data).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/26/trump-pardons-sheriff-bribes/
- Approximately 1,500 January 6 Defendants
- Crimes: Various offenses related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, ranging from misdemeanors to felonies like assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
- Financial Penalty: No comprehensive data exists on the total fines or restitution owed by these individuals. Some may have faced fines or restitution (e.g., for property damage or injuries), but specific amounts are not reported in aggregate. Given the large number of defendants (over 1,500 pardoned), individual penalties could range from hundreds to thousands of dollars each, but without detailed records, I cannot estimate a total.
- Status: Blanket pardon issued on January 20, 2025, wiping out all further punishment, including any financial penalties.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
Ross Ulbricht (Founder of Silk Road)- Crime: Convicted for operating the Silk Road dark web marketplace, facilitating illegal drug sales.
- Financial Penalty: Ordered to pay $183 million in restitution. No mention of whether this was paid before the pardon.
- Status: Pardon issued on January 21, 2025, likely eliminating any remaining financial obligations.
- Amount: $183 million (assumed as part of the pardon’s effect)
- financial Penalty: Ordered to pay $183 million in restitution. No mention of whether this was paid before the pardon.
Status: Pardon issued on January 21, 2025, likely eliminating any remaining financial obligations. - Amount: $183 million (assumed as part of the pardon’s effect).
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025...umps-pardons-compare-with-other-us-presidents
- 23 Anti-Abortion Activists
- Crimes: Convicted for actions related to anti-abortion protests, though specific charges vary.
- Financial Penalty: No specific fines or restitution amounts are reported for these individuals. Without detailed information, I assume no significant financial penalties for this tally.
- Status: Pardons issued on January 23, 2025, likely eliminating any financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-storms-washington-hundreds-pardons-rcna189108
- Rod Blagojevich (Former Illinois Governor)
- Crime: Convicted of corruption, including attempting to sell a U.S. Senate seat.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine amounts are mentioned for his second-term pardon. In his first-term commutation (2020), Blagojevich’s fines or restitution, if any, were not widely reported as significant. I assume no additional financial penalties for this tally.
- Status: Pardon issued in early 2025, likely eliminating any remaining obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://rollcall.com/2025/05/07/pardons-for-friends-retribution-for-foes/
- Devon Archer and Jason Galanis (Former business partners of Hunter Biden)
- Crimes: Convicted of fraud-related offenses.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine amounts are provided in the sources for either individual. Fraud cases often involve restitution, but without details, I cannot estimate.
- Status: Archer received a pardon, and Galanis had his sentence commuted in early 2025, likely eliminating financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://rollcall.com/2025/05/07/pardons-for-friends-retribution-for-foes/
- Two Washington, D.C., Police Officers
- Crimes: Convicted for their roles in the death of a young man on a moped in 2020.
- Financial Penalty: No specific fines or restitution amounts are reported in the sources.
- Status: Pardons issued in early 2025, likely eliminating any financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-storms-washington-hundreds-pardons-rcna189108
- Trevor Milton: $695.2 million
- HDR Global Trading (BitMEX): $100 million
- Four BitMEX Executives: $0
- Michele Fiore: $70,000
- Paul Walczak: $0
- Scott Jenkins: $0
- January 6 Defendants: $0
- Ross Ulbricht: $183 million
- 23 Anti-Abortion Activists: $0
- Rod Blagojevich: $0
- Devon Archer and Jason Galanis: $0
- Two D.C. Police Officers: $0
Notes and Limitations
- The total is based on reported figures from reliable sources, primarily from former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer’s estimates and news reports.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/trump-pardons-cost-liz-oyer
- The $978.27 million figure is dominated by Milton’s $695.2 million and Ulbricht’s $183 million, which are significant but not necessarily finalized amounts. Oyer’s claim of over $1 billion in total debts wiped out may include additional cases or estimates not detailed here.
- For many pardons (e.g., January 6 defendants, anti-abortion activists), specific financial penalty data is unavailable, so the total may be underestimated.
- I excluded cases without clear financial penalty details to avoid speculation, as instructed to piece together only available information.
- Some sources suggest additional pardons (e.g., Todd and Julie Chrisley), but no financial penalty details were provided, so they are not included in the tally.
A look at Trump's controversial pardons for political allies and loyalists
In his second term, President Trump has moved to pardon many who are considered to be loyal to him, from local Republican officials convicted of fraud to Jan. 6 rioters. The New York Times reported that Trump pardoned a Florida businessman convicted of tax evasion after his mother attended a...
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I am glad you're not wasting too much energy on replying, but this whole thread is nothing but dribble without any value, but that's pretty normal for you.
On permanent ignore for you.
And what makes it even more appropriate is that your guy Trump just got his balls crushed by Federal Court striking down his tariffs in what is probably the most humiliating bitch-slapping for a president in American history. Suck that up and have a nice life.
If you need further details or want me to dig deeper into specific cases, let me know!View attachment 443765
I don't have comprehensive data on the exact financial fees owed by individuals pardoned by Donald Trump during his second term (starting January 20, 2025). However, I can piece together information from available sources to provide an estimate based on notable pardons reported so far, focusing specifically on financial penalties such as restitution, fines, or other court-ordered fees that were wiped out by these pardons. Note that the data is limited to what has been publicly reported, and not all pardons may have associated financial penalties fully documented. Below is the tally based on available information:
That's all I want you to do Just try and piece together the info
Tally of Criminal Court Financial Fees Owed by Individuals Pardoned by Donald Trump in His Second Term (2025-Present)
Based on available information, the following is a tally of the criminal court financial fees (fines, restitution, or other court-ordered penalties) owed by individuals or entities pardoned by Donald Trump during his second term, starting January 20, 2025. The data is limited to publicly reported cases with specific financial penalty details, and I’ve focused exclusively on pardons from this term, as requested. Where exact figures are unavailable, I’ve noted assumptions or exclusions due to lack of data.
Grand Total
- Trevor Milton (Founder of Nikola Corp.)
- Crime: Convicted of fraud in 2022 for misleading investors about Nikola’s electric truck capabilities.
- Financial Penalty: Federal prosecutors estimated Milton owed approximately $680 million in restitution to defrauded shareholders, plus a potential $15.2 million to victim Peter Hicks for wire fraud. These amounts were not finalized by a judge at the time of the pardon.
- Status: Pardon issued in March 2025, wiping out these potential obligations.
- Amount: $680 million (estimated restitution) + $15.2 million (estimated wire fraud penalty) = $695.2 million.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...pending-1-million-to-get-cases-to-white-house
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow...efense-latest-controversial-pardon-rcna198622- HDR Global Trading Limited (BitMEX) (Cryptocurrency exchange)
- Crime: Pleaded guilty to violating anti-money-laundering laws under the Bank Secrecy Act.
- Financial Penalty: Sentenced to a $100 million fine.
- Status: Pardon eliminated the fine before it was paid.
- Amount: $100 million.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/trump-pardons-cost-liz-oyer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...liz-oyer-trump-pardons-restitution-1-billion/- Four BitMEX Executives (Names not specified in sources)
- Crime: Pleaded guilty to financial crimes related to anti-money-laundering violations.
- Financial Penalty: No specific individual fines or restitution amounts are reported in available sources. It’s unclear if they owed additional penalties beyond the company’s $100 million fine. For this tally, I assume no additional individual financial penalties due to lack of evidence.
- Status: Pardons likely eliminated any personal financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to insufficient data).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...liz-oyer-trump-pardons-restitution-1-billion/- Michele Fiore (Republican politician and activist in Nevada)
- Crime: Convicted in 2024 of misappropriating funds meant for a memorial for slain police officers, using them for personal expenses like plastic surgery and her daughter’s wedding.
- Financial Penalty: Oyer estimated Fiore owed at least $70,000 in restitution, based on the amount she was convicted of stealing, though this was not yet finalized by a judge at the time of the pardon.
- Status: Pardon issued in early 2025, wiping out the potential restitution.
- Amount: $70,000 (estimated).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...liz-oyer-trump-pardons-restitution-1-billion/- Paul Walczak (Florida businessman, former nursing home executive)
- Crime: Convicted of tax evasion to finance a lavish lifestyle, including purchasing a $2 million yacht.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine amount is detailed in the sources. Tax evasion cases often involve restitution for unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest, but no figures are provided for Walczak’s case.
- Status: Pardon issued in early 2025, likely eliminating any financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a...al-pardons-for-political-allies-and-loyalists- Scott Jenkins (Former Culpeper County, Virginia, sheriff)
- Crime: Convicted of federal bribery and fraud charges for accepting over $75,000 in bribes in a “cash-for-badges” scheme.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine is mentioned in the sources beyond the $75,000 in bribes he was convicted of receiving, which is not necessarily a court-ordered financial penalty owed to victims or the government. For this tally, I assume no additional court-ordered financial penalties due to lack of evidence.
- Status: Pardon issued on May 26, 2025, likely eliminating any potential financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to insufficient data).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/26/trump-pardons-sheriff-bribes/- Approximately 1,500 January 6 Defendants
- Crimes: Various offenses related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, ranging from misdemeanors to felonies like assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
- Financial Penalty: No comprehensive data exists on the total fines or restitution owed by these individuals. Some may have faced fines or restitution (e.g., for property damage or injuries), but specific amounts are not reported in aggregate. Given the large number of defendants (over 1,500 pardoned), individual penalties could range from hundreds to thousands of dollars each, but without detailed records, I cannot estimate a total.
- Status: Blanket pardon issued on January 20, 2025, wiping out all further punishment, including any financial penalties.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
Ross Ulbricht (Founder of Silk Road)
- Crime: Convicted for operating the Silk Road dark web marketplace, facilitating illegal drug sales.
- Financial Penalty: Ordered to pay $183 million in restitution. No mention of whether this was paid before the pardon.
- Status: Pardon issued on January 21, 2025, likely eliminating any remaining financial obligations.
- Amount: $183 million (assumed as part of the pardon’s effect)
- financial Penalty: Ordered to pay $183 million in restitution. No mention of whether this was paid before the pardon.
Status: Pardon issued on January 21, 2025, likely eliminating any remaining financial obligations.- Amount: $183 million (assumed as part of the pardon’s effect).
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025...umps-pardons-compare-with-other-us-presidents- 23 Anti-Abortion Activists
- Crimes: Convicted for actions related to anti-abortion protests, though specific charges vary.
- Financial Penalty: No specific fines or restitution amounts are reported for these individuals. Without detailed information, I assume no significant financial penalties for this tally.
- Status: Pardons issued on January 23, 2025, likely eliminating any financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-storms-washington-hundreds-pardons-rcna189108- Rod Blagojevich (Former Illinois Governor)
- Crime: Convicted of corruption, including attempting to sell a U.S. Senate seat.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine amounts are mentioned for his second-term pardon. In his first-term commutation (2020), Blagojevich’s fines or restitution, if any, were not widely reported as significant. I assume no additional financial penalties for this tally.
- Status: Pardon issued in early 2025, likely eliminating any remaining obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://rollcall.com/2025/05/07/pardons-for-friends-retribution-for-foes/- Devon Archer and Jason Galanis (Former business partners of Hunter Biden)
- Crimes: Convicted of fraud-related offenses.
- Financial Penalty: No specific restitution or fine amounts are provided in the sources for either individual. Fraud cases often involve restitution, but without details, I cannot estimate.
- Status: Archer received a pardon, and Galanis had his sentence commuted in early 2025, likely eliminating financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://rollcall.com/2025/05/07/pardons-for-friends-retribution-for-foes/- Two Washington, D.C., Police Officers
- Crimes: Convicted for their roles in the death of a young man on a moped in 2020.
- Financial Penalty: No specific fines or restitution amounts are reported in the sources.
- Status: Pardons issued in early 2025, likely eliminating any financial obligations.
- Amount: $0 (due to lack of specific data).
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-storms-washington-hundreds-pardons-rcna189108
Total Financial Fees Wiped Out: $978,270,000 ($978.27 million)
- Trevor Milton: $695.2 million
- HDR Global Trading (BitMEX): $100 million
- Four BitMEX Executives: $0
- Michele Fiore: $70,000
- Paul Walczak: $0
- Scott Jenkins: $0
- January 6 Defendants: $0
- Ross Ulbricht: $183 million
- 23 Anti-Abortion Activists: $0
- Rod Blagojevich: $0
- Devon Archer and Jason Galanis: $0
- Two D.C. Police Officers: $0
Notes and Limitations
If you need further details or want me to dig deeper into specific cases, let me know!
- The total is based on reported figures from reliable sources, primarily from former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer’s estimates and news reports.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/trump-pardons-cost-liz-oyer
- The $978.27 million figure is dominated by Milton’s $695.2 million and Ulbricht’s $183 million, which are significant but not necessarily finalized amounts. Oyer’s claim of over $1 billion in total debts wiped out may include additional cases or estimates not detailed here.
- For many pardons (e.g., January 6 defendants, anti-abortion activists), specific financial penalty data is unavailable, so the total may be underestimated.
- I excluded cases without clear financial penalty details to avoid speculation, as instructed to piece together only available information.
- Some sources suggest additional pardons (e.g., Todd and Julie Chrisley), but no financial penalty details were provided, so they are not included in the tally.
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