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President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to former Virginia sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of bribery, sparking widespread public criticism and fueling speculation about who Trump will pardon next.
The Justice Department is reviewing the list of people that were granted pardons by former President Joe Biden, amid new concerns about his use of autopen.
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US Weekly on MSNMost Controversial Presidential Pardons Ever and How They Work: Chrisleys and MoreTake a look at the most controversial presidential pardons in U.S. history, including Todd and Julie Chrisley, Hunter Biden and more
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Mediaite on MSNHow Trump’s Controversial Pardon May Literally Pay Off for the Chrisleys — and Cost Their VictimsPresident Donald Trump's controversial move to pardon reality TV couple Todd and Julie Chrisley may pay off for them — but at the cost of the people they victimized in the first place. The post How Trump’s Controversial Pardon May Literally Pay Off for the Chrisleys — and Cost Their Victims first appeared on Mediaite.
Most recently, on May 28, 2025, Trump pardoned YoungBoy Never Broke Again, who was on five years of probation for federal gun charges. He also commuted the sentence of Death Row Records cofounder Michael "Harry O" Harris and the federal sentence of former Gangsta Disciples gang leader Larry Hoover.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred admitted that President Donald Trump is part of the reason that Pete Rose could be heading to Cooperstown. Talking to Evan Drellich of The Athletic, Manfred said that Trump played a part in the controversial decision to lift the lifetime ban imposed on Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader.
With Trump issuing pardons on a rolling basis, lobbyists say clients are willing to pay significant sums to get their cases in front of the president.
Donald Trump went on a pardoning spree this week, granting clemency to gang leaders, reality TV fraudsters, and various white-collar criminals. Among the colorful characters freed by the president were a conspicuous number of his own supporters and donors,