Pardons
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.”
President José Antonio Kast called for unity to pardon uniformed personnel convicted for actions during the social outbreak, but opposition lawmakers rejected it, arguing it creates impunity.
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Lawyer Nubia Vivanco filed a formal request for a particular pardon for former Carabineros captain Patricio Maturana with the Ministry of Justice on March 12. Maturana is serving a 12-year sentence for illegal coercion causing serious injuries to Senator Fabiola Campillai. The request comes amid President José Antonio Kast's announcements on pardons for uniformed personnel linked to the social outbreak.
President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, on October 24, 2025. Zhao had pleaded guilty in 2023 to money-laundering violations after his platform facilitated illicit transactions linked to child sex abuse, terrorism, and drug trafficking. The decision raises questions about conflicts of interest due to Binance's ties to the Trump family's crypto ventures.
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President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating the Bank Secrecy Act and later served four months in prison. The move has drawn criticism over Binance’s links to the Trump family’s crypto venture, while the White House cast it as correcting what it calls prior overreach.