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AP: Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
- Chad Scott, a former DEA agent, hopes to gain a pardon from Donald Trump, stating they are both victims of "political persecution."
- Since January, over 9,300 petitions for pardons have been filed, surpassing the total for Joe Biden's presidency, fueled by Trump's potential return to office.
- Inmates view Trump as sympathetic and nonjudgmental, placing hope for early release in his hands.
- Legal experts say Trump's approach to pardons is unprecedented, leading to concerns about the misuse of constitutional authority.
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'From Felon to Fellow Felon': Prisoners Pitch Pardons by Touting Kinship with Felon-in-Chief
Chad Scott, a disgraced former DEA agent locked up for corruption, is now betting on one thing to win his freedom — that Donald Trump, now a convicted felon himself, will see a kindred spirit behind bars. In a handwritten plea to the White House, Scott spelled it out: both he and Trump had been shot in the ear, both had been convicted of falsifying records, and both — in Scott’s words — were victims of “political persecution.” His pitch: From fe…
U.S. pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from U.S. President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced narcotics agent wrote the White House seeking clemency for his corruption conviction, Scott sought to draw Trump’s attention to what they have in common.
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Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
President Donald Trump's unconventional approach to clemency has spread hope among federal prisoners and formerly incarcerated people around the United States, prompting a wave of petitions carefully crafted to capture his attention.
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