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Trump's Former Lawyer Ordered Eric Adams's Corruption Case Dropped, and Ten Prosecutors Resigned
Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, ordered the New York mayor's case dropped to advance the administration's immigration agenda, without assessing the evidence, and sought to leave the charges revivable.
32 sourcesExplore →Trump Pardoned Jeffrey Clark, Then His Justice Department Sued to Erase the Ethics Case
A disciplinary board unanimously found that Jeffrey Clark tried to make the Justice Department announce 2020 election findings he knew were false, and its majority recommended disbarment.
8 sourcesExplore →Trump Freed January 6 Leaders Serving 18 and 22 Years, Then Pardoned the Fake-Elector Effort
On his first day back in office, Trump ordered freedom for leaders convicted of plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power by force; Reuters reported their release the next day.
40 sourcesExplore →Trump Pardoned 20 People and Six Companies for Disabling Diesel Pollution Controls
Trump said he was freeing people persecuted for fixing their cars.
18 sourcesExplore →Trump's Former Lawyer Declared Epstein Compliance While DOJ Withheld FBI Notes Mentioning Trump
Todd Blanche, Trump's former defense lawyer, told Congress on January 30, 2026, that DOJ had met its release duties under the Epstein files law Trump signed.
43 sourcesExplore →Trump Kept Homan After a Reported $50,000 Payment. Bondi Would Not Say Where the Cash Went.
MSNBC reported that undercover FBI agents recorded Tom Homan accepting $50,000 for promised help securing future government contracts.
43 sourcesExplore →Trump's DOJ Restored Gibson's Gun Rights and Tried to Erase Bannon's Conviction
Todd Blanche fired the career pardon attorney hours after she refused to recommend gun rights for Mel Gibson, she says.
66 sourcesExplore →Trump Pardoned a $1.67 Million Donor, Blocking $660.8 Million Sought for Fraud Victims
Trump's pardon gave a political supporter a major benefit and took a repayment remedy away from the people that supporter defrauded.
21 sourcesExplore →Trump Ended Santos's Restitution to Fraud Victims and Pardoned Men With Financial Ties to Him
In less than nine months, Trump granted clemency to five men connected to his financial or political interests.
46 sourcesExplore →Trump Pardoned a Congressman Accused of Taking $598,000 in Bribes, Then Called Him Disloyal
Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar before trial on foreign-bribery charges, then campaigned to defeat him for staying a Democrat.
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