Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/25/2008
Pardon Him
—
The Presidential pardon power is just hanging out there begging to be abused and so of course you get stuff like this : President Bush pardoned a Brooklyn real estate developer accused of scamming hundreds of poor, minority homebuyers — and whose father donated $28,500 to the Republican ...

Blog Reactions

Think Progress:  What Role Did Bradford Berenson Have In Bush’s Pardongate?

foxnews.com - 12/24/2008
Bush Rescinds Pardon for Brooklyn Developer - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
— foxnews.com — President Bush on Wednesday retracted one of the 19 presidential pardons he granted just before the Christmas holiday. The White House announced that Isaac Toussie, a Brooklyn developer convicted of fraud and making false statements to the U.S. ... (more) Bush Rescinds Pardon for Brooklyn Developer - ...

Comments vote down A Blog For All found this 12/24/2008found this
democrats.com - 12/30/2008
Pardon Update 12/23/08
— democrats.com — Enough gossip about who is getting pardoned, who's expected to be pardoned, the bottom line, or the reality is, George W Bush will have the final say. Nancy Pelosi has given him that option and if he stays true to his past behavioral pattern, he'll ... (more) Pardon Update 12/23/08

Comments vote down Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 12/30/2008found this
washingtonpost.com - 12/24/2008
Bush Revokes Pardon Of GOP Donors' Relative
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Bush Revokes Pardon Of GOP Donors' Relative

Comments vote down The Page by Mark Halperin found this 12/24/2008found this
Comments
Blog Reactions

What Role Did Bradford Berenson Have In Bush’s Pardongate?
Think Progress — ... Putting aside the fact that Bush decided it was fine to grant a pardon for a predatory mortgage lender in the midst of a recession, there were a number of other improprieties in the pardon of Toussie: ...

Flashback: Perino Pledged That Pardons Would Be Granted Through The Pardon Attorney
Think Progress — ... Perino misled reporters and the public by suggesting that pardons would be granted to “anyone who is eligible” by applying through the pardon attorney. Of course, if you’re a real estate scam artist who gave ...

Related Content
Presidential Pardon Season
swampland.blogs.time.com 11/24/2008 — Yes, it's that time again. The Washington Post tells us today: Among those seeking presidential action are former junk-bond salesman Michael Milken, who hired former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson, one of the nation's most prominent GOP ...
Begging His Pardon
cato.org 11/19/2008 — This article appeared in Legal Times the week of November 14, 2005. It's unfortunate that it takes the indictment of a high-ranking White House official to remind Washington that the president has the "Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for ...
Office of the Pardon Attorney
usdoj.gov 11/28/2008 — Ronald L. Rodgers, Pardon Attorney The Office of the Pardon Attorney, in consultation with the Attorney General or his designee, assists the President in the exercise of executive clemency as authorized under Article II, Section 2, of the ...
Bush issues last pardon, won't pardon Scooter or Stevens or Cheney or anyone else?
americablog.com 1/20/2009 — Huh? President Bush on Monday commuted the sentences of two former border patrol agents who had been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for shooting and seriously wounding a Mexican drug dealer in Texas in 2005. With a day left in his ...
Editorial: Mr. Bush and the Pardon Power
nytimes.com 11/29/2008 — The presidential power to pardon was never intended to be a get-out-of-jail-free card for people close to the president who stretched, bent or broke the law. >
Is Dick Durbin’s Support of a Pardon for Ryan Groundwork for an Obama Pardon of Blago?
firedoglake.com 12/10/2008 — A few days ago Illinois Senator Dick Durbin started advocating a pardon for former Illinois GOP Governor George Ryan. At the same time, he publicly stated his support for keeping Chicago US Attorney Pat Fitzgerald in office, "if that's what he ...
Pardon Prospects
corner.nationalreview.com 11/25/2008 — Slate's look at possible pardons by the outgoing administration gives good odds for a pardon of the two Border Patrol agents -- Nacho Ramos and Jose Compean -- serving 11- and 12-year terms, respectively, for shooting a drug smuggler in the butt in ...
UPDATE: Presidential Pardon Season
swampland.blogs.time.com 11/25/2008 — President Bush issued 14 pardons and commuted two sentences yesterday. The NYT's Eric Lightblau tells us: There has also been growing speculation in Washington that Mr. Bush might issue blanket pardons to government officials and intelligence ...
Pardon Libby
weeklystandard.com 1/19/2009 — It's the right thing to do. by Fred Barnes 01/15/2009 5:00:00 PM
The Ryan pardon
politico.com 12/9/2008 — Jonathan Martin reports from Chicago: "Barack Obama is doing his best to steer clear of a sticky local issue that will be one of the most talked-about political topics in Illinois for the next month. No, not who will take his seat in the ...
President Bush halts clemency process for convicted developer — CNN Political Ticker 12/24/2008
(CNN) — President Bush has ordered a review of a clemency application he had approved Tuesday. The decision to grant Isaac Toussie sparked controversy, amid reports the Brooklyn developer's father had donated $28,500 to the Republican ...
Bush orders a pardon re-examined — CNN.com - Politics 12/24/2008
President George W. Bush on Wednesday ordered one of 19 presidential pardons granted earlier in the week to be re-examined before making a final decision.
Bush revokes pardon issued a day earlier — msnbc.com: Politics 12/25/2008
President George W. Bush took the very rare step Wednesday of revoking a pardon he had granted only a day before, after learning in news reports of political contributions to Republicans by the man's father and other information.
Chao Defends Labor Dept. Tenure, Noting Safety and Health of Workers — Wash Post Federal Page 12/25/2008
Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao is the only Cabinet member to serve during President Bush's entire presidency, through nearly eight years marked by terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and long-running wars, including ideological battles.
Bush Revokes Pardon Of GOP Donors' Relative — Wash Post Federal Page 12/25/2008
President Bush took the remarkable step yesterday of reversing a pardon that he granted the day before to a Brooklyn, N.Y., real estate developer, whose relatives contributed more than $40,000 to Republicans before his clemency petition was filed with ...