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Presidential pardons: Here’s the list of key allies, family members Trump could pardon
Last month, Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about contacts with the Russian ambassador to Washington.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
QAnon’s ‘independent and self-sustaining’ rise in Japan shows the conspiracy theory’s global spread
Like its US counterpart, Japan’s QAnon community centers on an unsubstantiated belief that Trump is battling to save the world from a cabal of pedophiles, including Democrats and “deep state” agents, and is perhaps most notable for its reverence of Michael Flynn.
Published on Nov 30, 2020 12:39 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
How Trump compares to other US presidents on pardons and commutations
As of November 26, Trump has granted clemency 45 times, including 29 pardons and 16 commutations, which is the lowest of any US president since William McKinley.
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
Apart from Flynn, here are some big names granted pardon or commutation by Trump
Trump is expected to use his presidential power to pardon or commute the sentences of his allies before leaving the office.
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 03:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
Trump pardons Michael Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe
“It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon,” Trump tweeted. “Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving!”
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 04:58 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar
Michael Flynn could be pardoned. Here’s the politics behind it
Here’s everything you need to know about Michael Flynn and the politics of his pardon
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 02:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
Trump says he will pardon a ‘very important’ person on Tuesday
He declined to offer further details except to say it was not Flynn nor Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia who has been charged with leaking secret information.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 12:07 PM IST
Washington | Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Retired judge calls effort to drop case against ex-Trump aide ‘gross abuse’ of power
Emmet Sullivan, the US district judge hearing the case, tapped John Gleeson last month to serve as a “friend of the court,” after the Justice Department abruptly asked the court to dismiss the criminal charge against Michael Flynn.
Published on Jun 11, 2020 09:14 AM IST
Washington | Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Joe Biden commits to picking woman running mate if he wins Democratic presidential nomination
Joe Biden’s announcement could also have implications for Republicans. Though President Donald Trump has declared he will stay with Vice-President Mike Pence for his 2020 re-election bid, speculation has continued about his former ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, another Indian American.
Updated on Mar 16, 2020 06:32 PM IST
Washington | Yashwant Raj
Ex-US NSA Michael Flynn gets sentencing date as judge throws out all challenges
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington also said that Flynn wasn’t entitled to additional evidence.
Updated on Dec 17, 2019 06:26 AM IST
Bloomberg | Andrew Harris
US judge delays sentencing of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn over Russia-probe report
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington cancelled the December 18 hearing on Wednesday, without setting a new date.
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 06:26 AM IST
New York, Bloomberg | Erik Larson
‘Arguably, you sold your country out’: US judge tells former Trump aide Michael Flynn
The former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, has pleaded guilty in a deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to working as an unregistered agent for the Turkish government and lying to the FBI.
Updated on Dec 19, 2018 07:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Loyalty tested as Trump’s closest confidants like Cohen, Flynn and others become witnesses
Revelations that two of Donald Trump’s closest longtime allies have struck cooperation deals shows that federal prosecutors are chipping away at one of the president’s most cherished values: loyalty
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 07:47 PM IST
Bloomberg
In Comey memos, Trump quotes Putin on Russian ‘hookers’, frets over Flynn
According to one memo, Donald Trump told James Comey how Vladimir Putin told him “we have some of the most beautiful hookers in the world” even as the President distanced himself from an allegation concerning him and prostitutes in Moscow.
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 10:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj