Trump Pardons Include Personal Political Allies
We ran the numbers: There are 1427 news articles covering this topic. 57% (817) are left leaning, 31% (436) are center, and 12% (174) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, President Trump announced a wave of lame duck pardons, including those for his Republican allies. While left-leaning articles highlight that Trump’s batch of pardons include former campaign aide George Papadopoulos and Alex van der Zwaan, right-leaning articles highlight that those on Trump’s list of pardons include Duncan Hunter, a former GOP congressman from California, and Chris Collins, a former GOP representative from New York.
CNN published a left-leaning article highlighting that Trump’s batch of pardons include former campaign aide George Papadopoulos and Alex van der Zwaan, the Dutch lawyer who was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty. Both Papadopoulos and Van der Zwaan pleaded guilty to lying to investigators during the Russia investigation.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Trump is using his pardon power to rescue his personal and political allies. These allies include a 2016 campaign official involved with the Russia probe and former government contractors who were convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that those on Trump’s list of pardons include Duncan Hunter, a former GOP congressman from California, and Chris Collins, a former GOP representative from New York. The pardons came at the recommendation of Trump allies in Congress and in the media.