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Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia said the pardon of Hunter Biden was a reason to “revisit” the power of the president to grant clemency Monday. President Joe Biden announced he ...
President Trump issued a slew of pardons and commutations last week. One was for a former Virginia sheriff who was about to head to prison to serve a 10-year sentence for bribery. Writing on Truth ...
RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam prepared to leave office with a flurry of actions Friday, including issuing pardons and consigning the state’s former electric chair to the Virginia ...
"We must maintain law and order at the highest level, or we will cease to have a country, 100 percent," said Donald Trump, then a candidate for president, at a 2016 rally in Virginia Beach. "We ...
On the last day of the Northam administration, a local family learned a 46-year-old Williamsburg man, Ransom Ronnie Grandel, was granted a pardon. But three weeks later, they learned state official… ...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued a pardon for a Loudoun County father whose arrest at a 2021 school board meeting where policy to protect transgender students was being considered.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke Tuesday about the unusual pardon he issued for a Loudoun County parent, Scott Smith, saying he has the "full authority" to pardon Smith. Democrats have called ...
Among the people who've received clemency in President Donald Trump’s second term are a pair of reality TV stars, a straw donor who gave $900,000 to Trump’s first inaugural committee and ...
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: President Trump issued a slew of pardons and commutations last week. One was for a former Virginia sheriff who was about to head to prison to serve a 10-year sentence for bribery.
Jenkins is the latest pardon Trump has given to loyal supporters. Credit: AP President Donald Trump gestures as he departs the White House, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Washington.