Pardons

Preet Bharara attends The Bloomberg 50, a celebration of icons and innovators who changed global business in 2017, at Gotham Hall on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in New York.

Preet Bharara: Trump pardoning himself would be ‘almost self-executing impeachment’

Daniel Chaitin · June 3, 2018 1:29 pm

Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, center, accompanied by Jennifer Le Blanc, left, arrives for White House Sports and Fitness Day on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Washington.

Rudy Giuliani: Trump ‘probably does’ have the power to pardon himself

Kelly Cohen · June 3, 2018 1:27 pm

FILE - This April 11, 2011 file photo shows attorney Alan Dershowitz at a hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, where he was preparing to defend former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, who was accused in the murder of an investigative journalist more than 10 years ago. The papers of the prominent lawyer and author are now available to researchers at Dershowitz's alma mater, Brooklyn College. Dershowitz donated his papers to Brooklyn College rather than Harvard, where he is a professor.

Alan Dershowitz says anyone can get clemency from Trump, as buzz builds behind bars

Steven Nelson · June 3, 2018 4:00 am

Conservative scholar and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, left, accompanied by his lawyer Benjamin Brafman leave federal court, in New York, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. D'Souza has pleaded guilty in New York federal court to making illegal campaign contributions. He admitted getting two close associates to make $10,000 contributions to Wendy Long. She was a candidate who lost the New York Senate race in 2012 to the Democratic incumbent. His plea agreement calls for a sentence of 10 to 16 months in prison. He'll be sentenced on Sept. 23.

Dinesh D’Souza tears into ‘brown noser’ Preet Bharara

Katie Leach · June 2, 2018 8:56 pm

Orson Bean, Dinesh D'Souza and Alley Mills seen at the World Premiere of 'America: Imagine The World Without Her' on June 30 in Los Angeles. (Alexandra Wyman/Invision for America Film/AP Images)

Dinesh D’Souza claps back at people saying his pardon is dangerous: ‘It’s dangerous to them’

Christian Datoc · June 2, 2018 2:50 am

Longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone departs after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Washington. Stone says there is "not one shred of evidence" that he was involved with Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone's interview comes as the House and Senate intelligence panels are looking into the Russian meddling and possible links to Trump's campaign.

National Security

Roger Stone: Trump’s pardon of D’Souza was ‘signal’ to Flynn, Manafort, and Mueller

Melissa Quinn · June 1, 2018 8:00 pm

Dinesh D'Souza leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 after being sentenced to spend eight months in community confinement and undergo therapeutic counseling for arranging straw donors for a Senate candidate. D'Souza was spared from prison even though U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said the defendant continues to deflect responsibility and minimize his crime.

Beltway Confidential

New York’s new AG comes up with the worst possible response to Trump’s garbage pardons

Becket Adams · June 1, 2018 7:38 pm

Getting your GOAT On

TWS Podcast · June 1, 2018 7:03 pm

Conservative scholar and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza will be pardoned by President Trump. D'Souza, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud, was sentenced in 2014 to five yearsâ probation after he pleaded guilty to violating federal election law.

Dinesh D’Souza after his pardon: Trump ‘wanted me to be out there’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 1, 2018 11:55 am

Jake Tapper: Trump is handing out pardons ‘as eagerly’ as Oprah hands out Pontiacs

Diana Stancy Correll · May 31, 2018 11:05 pm

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., arrives for a vote on Gina Haspel to be CIA director, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Washington.

Top Democrat suggests Trump may be breaking law with pardon talk

Susan Ferrechio · May 31, 2018 9:21 pm

Conservative scholar and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, left, accompanied by his lawyer Benjamin Brafman leave federal court, in New York, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. D'Souza has pleaded guilty in New York federal court to making illegal campaign contributions. He admitted getting two close associates to make $10,000 contributions to Wendy Long. She was a candidate who lost the New York Senate race in 2012 to the Democratic incumbent. His plea agreement calls for a sentence of 10 to 16 months in prison. He'll be sentenced on Sept. 23.

Beltway Confidential

Your defenses of Dinesh D’Souza are garbage

Becket Adams · May 31, 2018 9:16 pm