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Trump pardons Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar on federal bribery charges
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President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife, Imelda, wiping away federal charges including bribery and money laundering tied to a 2024 indictment. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries backed the move, calling the case against Cuellar “very thin” and saying the pardon produced “the right outcome.”
The Minnesota Board of Pardons voted unanimously to pardon Xayasounethone Chandee, an immigrant from Laos with prior assault convictions, potentially halting federal deportation proceedings.
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Mery Cortez, die Mutter von Romario Veloz, sagte vor dem Senatsausschuss für Menschenrechte, Nationalität und Staatsbürgerschaft gegen geplante präsidiale Begnadigungen aus, von denen Hauptmann José Santiago Faúndez profitieren würde, der wegen des Todes ihres Sohnes im Jahr 2019 verurteilt wurde. Cortez beschrieb die durch diese Vorschläge wieder auflebenden Traumata und stellte Präsident José Antonio Kast die Frage nach der Vergebung für die Opfer. Unterstaatssekretär Pablo Mira und Justizminister Fernando Rabat nahmen an einem Teil der Sitzung am Dienstag teil.
President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, marking a significant shift in U.S. policy toward cryptocurrency firms previously scrutinized by regulators. The move, alongside welcomes for Tether executives, highlights Trump's embrace of the industry despite past concerns over money laundering and sanctions violations. Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have raised alarms about potential conflicts of interest tied to Trump family ventures.
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In a 60 Minutes interview, President Donald Trump stated he does not know Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, despite pardoning him last month. Zhao had pleaded guilty in 2023 to anti-money-laundering violations and served four months in prison. The pardon has raised questions due to business ties between Binance and the Trump family's cryptocurrency firm.
President Donald Trump announced on October 17, 2025, that he has commuted the prison sentence of former New York Republican Representative George Santos. Santos, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, had been serving more than seven years behind bars since July 2025. The move releases him immediately, drawing comparisons from Trump to past misstatements by Senator Richard Blumenthal.