Donald Trump has treated the justice system less like a neutral institution and more like a customer rewards program: commit crimes for him, get upgraded to First Class; oppose him, enjoy a surprise visit from federal prosecutors. On the “friends” side of the ledger, Trump famously pardoned Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and Steve […]
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Pentagon says “Nothing to see here” , even though “here” involved war-plans on a group chat. So, the Pentagon has now declared a “TOTAL exoneration” of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Signalgate debacle. According to their internal review, the info he shared was technically declassified, so no crime was committed. (ABC News) But —
Trump Says Hernández Was Targeted “Because He Was President” — Republicans Nod Along, Ignore That He Says the Opposite About Maduro In a moment that perfectly captures the modern Republican talent for mental gymnastics, Donald Trump defended pardoning convicted drug trafficker and former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández by arguing he’d been prosecuted “because he
Trump Pardons Convicted Drug-Trafficker — Even as He Targets a Sitting “Narcotics Kingpin” Abroad In a move raising serious questions about consistency in U.S. drug-policy and foreign-policy posturing, Donald J. Trump has pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández — a former head of state convicted in March 2024 of conspiring to import hundreds of tons of cocaine
