#presidential-pardon

#presidential-pardon

Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a transgender woman who was convicted in federal court and sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for her role in helping organize the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Jessica Watkins was among the 1500 people he pardoned or commuted the sentence of for participating in the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election that resulted in five deaths. Watkins, a military veteran from Ohio, was part of the far-right militia Oath Keepers.

A federal jury found Michael McMahon, a retired NYPD sergeant turned private investigator, guilty of acting as a foreign agent and interstate stalking after a two-week trial in June 2023. The jury acquitted him on a count of conspiracy to act as a foreign agent. According to prosecutors, McMahon was a critical member of a Chinese campaign to intimidate dissident Xu Jin, a former Wuhan city official, and his family, with the end goal of pressuring Xu into returning to China.

Well, look, I think that, and I've said this before, is that my dad would not have pardoned me if President Trump had not won, and the reason that he would not have pardoned me is because I was certain that in a normal circumstance of the appeals. Donald Trump went and changed everything. And it changed everything, and I don't think that I need to make much of an argument about why it changed everything.

Police charged Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, on Oct. 18 for making a terroristic threat, a Class D felony. Moynihan was arraigned before the Town of Clinton Court, remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center, and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. The State Police worked with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Poughkeepsie and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force to investigate the case and make the arrest.

Ben Chouchane, who was arrested in January 2024, had been sentenced to death by a court in Nabeul, east of Tunis, on Wednesday, Bouthelja told the AFP news agency. His client had been found guilty of insulting the president, the minister of justice and the judiciary, spreading false news and some of his social media posts were also deemed to be incitement, Bouthelja added.

A House Democrat is calling on President Donald Trump to respond to the killing of Charlie Kirk by rescinding pardons he issued in connection with Jan. 6. Speaking with Kate Bolduan on CNN News Central Thursday, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) blasted Trump's response to the killing of the conservative activist accusing him of trying to call out extremist left-wing groups [and] blame this on Democrats.

The family's time on screen ended after the parents were convicted on federal fraud charges in 2022. They reported to their respective prisons in 2023, with Julie Chrisley serving an original seven-year sentence, which was later shortened by 14 months. Todd Chrisley's 12-year sentence was changed to 10 years. After being pardoned by President Donald Trump and released in May 2025, they began filming the Lifetime special " The Chrisleys: Back to Reality. "