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Trump springs 6 during America 250 as pardon frenzy grips DC: 'Setting them all free!'
Trump Turns Pardons Into a Political LaundromatWhat HappenedDonald Trump says he signed pardons for six people convicted in emissions-control tampering cases, recasting their prosecutions as Biden-era persecution for “fixing their car.” The list reportedly tracks Clean Air Act violators, including mechanics who disabled defeat-device pollution controls on diesel engines. The same clemency machinery is now being used to float as many as 250 pardons around the nation’s 250th birthday, with lawyers and lobbyists already treating mercy like a market.Who Actually Holds PowerThe power in this story…
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