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American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 11, 2026

#Colorado #Governor Jared Polis #commuted the 9-year #sentence for Mesa County clerk Tina Peters May 15th, leading to her release June 1st. An unrepentant #Peters immediately repeated her baseless #voterfraud #claims, and Polis has since been censured by his party.

WNHN: [American Democracy Minute] ADM for June 2, 2026:

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬

https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/06/10/convicted-county-election-official-election-denier-tina-peters-had-her-sentence-commuted-co-gov-jared-polis-was-censured-for-his-action/

robotbrain Jan 16

He is very concerned about corruption and crime. /s

"#Trump issued more #pardons this week, again rewarding his allies & those who had funneled money to his associates or donated to his political operation. Among the recipients was a woman who was convicted of #fraud in 2024, after he #commuted her sentence in an unrelated fraud in 2021. [so a 2X fraudster — at least caught that many times]#law #criminal #corruption #felon47

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Nonilex Jan 16

After Camberos’ sentence was #commuted by #Trump in 2021, she was #convicted again in 2024 in an unrelated #fraud. When she was pardoned in the new case this week, it marked the second time Trump had opened the #prison gates for her.

The #pardons, most of which have not been previously reported, were supported by people with close ties to Trump’s orbit, including lawyers who had previously worked for him.

#law #criminal #corruption #felon47

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Nonilex Jan 16

#Trump issued more #pardons this week, again rewarding his allies & those who had funneled money to his associates or donated to his political operation. Among the recipients was a woman who was convicted of #fraud in 2024, after he #commuted her sentence in an unrelated fraud in 2021. [so a 2X fraudster — at least caught that many times]

#law #criminal #corruption #felon47
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/politics/trump-fraudster-pardon.html?smid=url-share

Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time

The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.

The New York Times

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Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.Oct 19, 2025

"LAW & ORDER!"

Less than 9 months in office, #MafiaDon has already #commuted the sentence of TEN convicted #Republican congressmen.

This DOES NOT include, the people who worked on his campaign like Steve Bannon & Rodger Stone, or the 1,500 violent rioters from #Jan6 whom he pardoned.
#DonCapone #CriminalPresidency #Felon47 #GeorgeSantos

WINGS_radio Jan 20, 2025

#Biden finally #commuted #LeonardPeltier 's #life sentence https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/us/leonard-peltier-indigenous-activist-sentence-biden/index.html

Biden commutes sentence of Leonard Peltier, Indigenous activist convicted in 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents

In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

CNN

Catherine Collingwood Estes Jan 7, 2025

The men believe that having their sentences #commuted would put them at a legal disadvantage as they seek to appeal their cases. #DeathPenalty #Biden https://buff.ly/40kq8uW

Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences

Two federal prisoners who are among 37 inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by Biden say they are refusing to accept his clemency action

NBC News

philjreese Dec 12, 2024

'Biden #commuted sentences of ~1,500 placed on home confinement during pandemic; #pardoned 39 Americans convicted of #nonviolentcrimes: biggest ever single-day act of #clemency.'

now #commute all #deathrow sentences, Joe!

#prisonabolition #justice #criminaljusticereform

https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-clemency-4432002d67334e6716c2776fd73f3cc8

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences in biggest single-day act of clemency

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The White House says it’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The clemency follows a broad pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted for gun and tax crimes. Biden is under pressure from advocacy groups to pardon broad swaths of people before the Trump administration takes over in January. He’s also weighing whether to issue preemptive pardons to those who investigated Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election and are facing possible retribution when he takes office.

AP News