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Search results for "Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence"

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UndergroundNewsReport.com stated on February 28, 2017 in an Internet post:
"Man pardoned by Obama three months ago arrested for murder."
By Joshua Gillin• March 6, 2017
Liz Oyer stated on April 30, 2025 in a TikTok post:
“President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 6, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Pardons — Obama: 1,927, Trump: 26. And Trump is abusing that power?"
By Tom Kertscher• February 24, 2020
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Exotic was pardoned.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 21, 2021
Joe Biden stated on October 05, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami:
During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.”
By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2020
Mitt Romney stated on December 17, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa.:
Huckabee "granted 1,033 pardons and commutations . . . more clemencies than the previous three governors combined."
By Bill Adair• December 28, 2007
Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”
By Loreben Tuquero• December 6, 2024
Threads posts stated on January 23, 2025 in a Threads post:
“The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, just released a statement rescinding their endorsement of President Trump.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2025
Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet:
Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans."
By Manuela Tobias• August 30, 2017
Joe Biden stated on December 01, 2024 in a statement:
On pardoning his son Hunter Biden
By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2024
OurLandOfTheFree.com stated on August 26, 2017 in an Internet post:
"President (Donald) Trump pardons Kim Davis."
By Joshua Gillin• August 28, 2017
Donald Trump stated on December 08, 2017 in a rally in Pensacola, Fla.:
"Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country."
By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2017
Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect."
By Louis Jacobson• December 4, 2025
Ted Cruz stated on June 04, 2018 in an interview:
Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."
By Manuela Tobias• June 6, 2018
Rod Blagojevich stated on May 28, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed:
"I’m in prison for practicing politics."
By John Chase, Bob Secter• May 29, 2018
Crossroads GPS stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
By Molly Moorhead• May 25, 2012
Donald Trump stated on March 02, 2019 in a speech:
"When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric."
By John Kruzel• April 3, 2019
Instagram posts stated on January 24, 2025 in an Instagram post:
“Biden pardons are unconstitutional! 7th Circuit Court Judge Joseph Barron ruled that there is no provision to pardon someone who hasn’t been formally charged.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 30, 2025
Facebook posts stated on December 02, 2024 in a post:
Photo shows President Joe Biden used his son Hunter’s injuries from a car accident as a photo opportunity when taking the oath of office for Senate in 1973.
By Sara Swann• December 5, 2024
Tim Michels stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement:
“You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early."
By D.L. Davis• September 27, 2022

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