White House weighs ‘250 pardons for 250 years’ in new wave of clemency to mark America’s birthday: report
- Some White House officials are discussing the possibility of President Donald Trump marking America’s semiquincentennial with a sweeping round of pardons — a proposal dubbed “250 pardons for 250 years,” according to a new report.
- The mass clemency effort could be announced around the Fourth of July, more than a dozen sources familiar with the discussions told The Atlantic.
- Advisers to the 80-year-old president are divided.
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- Some White House officials are discussing the possibility of President Donald Trump marking America’s semiquincentennial with a sweeping round of pardons — a proposal dubbed “250 pardons for 250 years,” according to a new report.
- The mass clemency effort could be announced around the Fourth of July, more than a dozen sources familiar with the discussions told The Atlantic.
- Advisers to the 80-year-old president are divided.
Sources: The Independent