While the mainstream media has been up in arms over President Trump’s decision to commute Roger Stone’s 40-month prison sentence, similar decisions by previous presidents received far more muted reactions.
One pardon issued by then-President Barack Obama stands out in particular.
Attorney Harmeet Dhillon explained the particulars of that case in a recent Fox News appearance:
“The same people clutching their pearls and shrieking about Stone’s commutation, I didn’t hear them complaining when Oscar Rivera was pardoned by President Obama. He was even too much of a terrorist for Clinton to pardon,” Dhillon, of the Center for American Liberty, told “Fox & Friends.”
Lopez was considered a top leader of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN, an ultranationalist Puerto Rican group that claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings at government buildings, department stores, banks and restaurants in New York, Chicago, Washington and Puerto Rico during the 1970s and early 1980s. Obama commuted his sentence in January 2017.
Dhillon said Trump’s move was based on the “Mueller witch hunt.” On the other hand, Dhillon said that Bill Clinton pardoned one of his major campaign donors, Marc Rich, who was a fugitive from justice.
“And that was an out-of-the-norm pardon,” Dhillon said.
Other controversial presidential pardons include President Richard Nixon pardoning Jimmy Hoffa, Jimmy Carter giving Patty Hearst a get out of jail free card, and (once again) Obama commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning after taxpayers footed the bill for her sex change.
In your opinion, what was the most outrageous presidential pardon in history? Let us know in the comments below and while you’re at it, check out this bonus story: What Obama’s NSA Chief Discovered Will Shock You >>.
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Obviously, if you’re a democrap, you can do whatever you want without interference or the media.
Commiebama made his satan proud!
What a sad state this country is in. Like spoiled children who would rather throw a temper tantrum and destroy the house they live in to get their way, they would be better served if they were thankful for the blessings they already possess and exercise a little commonsense and self-control. Once this country is destroyed by the left, the freedoms and liberties we once had will disappear forever. Then those same spoiled children will try to complain but their voices will be silenced by the same leaders who used them to execute their global plans. Sadly, I’m LOL at the fools who don’t realize they are being used.
I agree with you . It will be to late when they wake up and realize they are just fodder for the beast!
Couldn’t have said it better, you nailed it
I want to know what Barry and joe did with the 5.3 billion dollars that was supposed to go to Ukraine. THAT’S 5.3 BILLION DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY!
The woman that Obama set free, almost his last day in office, is a Terrorist, & the One leading the Groups, that are Now Destroying our America. Wake up before it is to late. Pray, that the Evil among us will be Destroyed by Their own Evil. God Bless America, & God Bless All Americans.
There is no media left, a couple of networks but all the rest plus print are not media they are DemocRAT lying mouth pieces and they are like parrots although I think Parrots are smarter! Today the so called DemocRAT mouth pieces are along with the DemocRAT Party are destroying our country! 16 DemocRAT controlled cities being destroyed by there anti America groups, ANTIFA and BLM both communist terrorists and the DemocRATS do nothing to protect businesses and the citizens and the want to run the country! They can stop the terrorist but they chose not to. What a bunch of idiots they are!
Clinton pardoned Marc Rich who had left the country and was in exile. That was very controversial.
Jimmy Carter Pardoned Draft Dodger Bill Clinton