The dominant narrative around President Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao ("CZ") is one word: corruption. You can see it in the talking points: Rep. Maxine Waters: "The pardon… a ...

President Donald Trump announced he will “pardon” one of his supporters convicted on state charges related to the 2020 election — something he does not authority to do. Trump posted has intention ...

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is granting Tina Peters a full federal pardon, which is likely to increase the pressure campaign to free the former Colorado clerk from state prison even ...

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández thanked President Donald Trump for pardoning him, writing on social media that he was "wrongfully convicted." "My profound gratitude goes to President ...

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., called for an end to the presidential pardon through a post on X on Monday. "I’ve been in support of getting rid of a presidential pardon for either party. I don’t think ...

President Trump has changed the pardon process in his second term to reward the wealthy and well-connected, according to former Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer. "All of the traditional rules and ...

Thanksgiving is next Thursday, Nov. 27, but another tradition is typically celebrated at the White House just a few days before the holiday: the presidential turkey pardon. The tradition of a White ...

It’s a tale of two presidents, facing the same accusations but different futures. WSJ’s José de Córdoba explains why one got a pardon and the other faces an American effort to oust him. Photo: Getty ...

The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted in the “prerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh ...

As the U.S. continued its military campaign against what the Trump administration calls "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean, President Donald Trump announced he would pardon a former Honduran ...

One of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, Waddle and Gobble, are presented to journalists in the Willard Room of the Willard InterContinental on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Turkeys ...

It seems as though the Presidential Turkey Pardon ceremony has existed since the Pilgrims because it has become such a well-known tradition. But, the event didn't become official until 1989. It's one ...