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28-05-2025
- Business
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Trump Accused of ‘Unforced Error' Over Latest Pardons
President Donald Trump has been accused of making an 'unforced error' in his recent round of pardons. Panelists on CNN This Morning said in a debate on Wednesday that the White House's latest pardons have slipped from the ideological into the blatantly corrupt. The White House in recent weeks gave clemency to a MAGA sheriff who was convicted of accepting more than $75,000 worth of bribes in a cash-for-badge scheme, a tax cheat whose mom attended Trump's $1 million-a-seat Mar-a-Lago dinner, and a reality television couple convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud. Hyma Moore, a strategist for the Democrats, said the latest round 'feels like an unforced error for Donald Trump to go this far on these pardons.' 'Sometimes these pardons have been used to sort of reinforce a narrative that you want to sort of be an umbrella of your administration, and I don't know what Donald Trump is doing right now with these with these pardons and what's happened over the last couple of months,' Moore added. 'It's like you pardon people who are who have been who've been prosecuted for fraud seems like a bad narrative, particularly when you are taking a plane from a foreign country, when you have questions about your own ethics and the ethics of your family, the Bitcoin stuff.' Kristen Soltis Anderson, a Republican pollster, said most Americans see the pardon system as 'kind of gross and broken.' 'I mean, remember on Donald Trump's first day in office, the thing that he did that was perhaps the most outrageous and certainly tested the worst in the polling I was doing was pardoning the Jan. 6 folks,' she added. 'But that very same day, on his way out of office, Joe Biden had pardoned his whole family. There have been shameful pardons.' Jonathan Allen, senior national politics reporter for NBC News, said it appeared there are 'two routes to a Trump pardon.' 'One is you can make a colorable argument that Biden went after you politically, or two, you put a lot of money into electing Donald Trump, and maybe those things combine in some cases to make it even stronger argument. But it seems like there's a pretty clear pattern here.' MAGA sheriff Scott Jenkins who was convicted of accepting more than $75,000 in bribes was jailed for 10 years in Dec. 2024 for conspiracy, honest services fraud, and bribery. He was pardoned this week after Trump alleged that Jenkins had been 'dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ.' Tax cheat Paul Walczak, who stole money intended to pay his employees' taxes in order to fund his extravagant lifestyle, was pardoned by Trump on April 25. His pardon application claimed over zealous prosecutors went after him because of his mom's efforts to help Trump get elected—but did not lead to an immediate pardon. It was three weeks after Walczak's mom paid $1 million to attend a dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago that her son received a full and unconditional pardon. Also, reality television couple Todd and Julie Chrisley who convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion were pardoned this week after Trump recognized that they 'were targeted because of their conservative values and high profile‚' the couple's lawyer said.
CNN
30-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
The Immigration Crackdown - CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish - Podcast on CNN Audio
The Immigration Crackdown CNN This Morning 46 mins Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration is a core tenet of his agenda. But how do the American people feel about it? Is he going too far ... or not far enough? We have some new polling numbers out this morning. We examine a key case before the Supreme Court today that challenges the separation of church and state. Should taxpayers fund religious private schools?
CNN
24-03-2025
- Business
- CNN
The Role of the IRS in Mass Deportations - CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish - Podcast on CNN Audio
The Role of the IRS in Mass Deportations CNN This Morning 48 mins The Trump administration may have a new tool to help mass deportations: the IRS. But are undocumented immigrants who pay taxes national security threats? Plus, US negotiators believe President Putin does not want to take all of Europe. But is he just playing the White House? Also: Kamala Harris wanted an "opportunity economy," but some Democrats say a better word is abundance. What's behind the latest movement in the party?
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Don Lemon says female coworker at CNN ‘tweaked my nipples'
NEW YORK — Don Lemon says he was sexually harassed more than once by female co-workers when he worked at CNN. In a new interview, the former CNN anchor detailed two incidents he alleges occurred during his near 20-year tenure with the cable news network. 'I have been harassed by women and men in the [workplace]. It's ridiculous,' he told Bill Maher on this week's episode of the 'Club Random' podcast. 'There are some things that are really egregious, but not everything is Harvey Weinstein level.' Lemon, who identifies as gay, worked for CNN from 2006 until he was fired in 2023 after a series of on-camera controversies. He continued: 'I remember when I was in Atlanta and I was in the cafeteria [at CNN]. … This young lady tweaked my nipples and said, 'Oh, it's cold in here.' I said, 'OK, you realize that if I did that they'd be walking me out the door right now?'' The Emmy Award winner said he opted not to report the incident to human resources because he didn't think it was worth it.'I didn't say anything, because it's a double standard.' Lemon, 59, also revealed that on another occasion another female coworker propositioned him when he slept over at her house after a work event. The unidentified woman offered him a stay in her guest room since a taxi service and Ubers were not available at the time. 'I never told this story. Someone who I worked with also harassed me at CNN and I never went to management,' the ex 'CNN This Morning' host said. 'First of all, I was so new there. She knew I was gay. It was just bizarre. She was going through a divorce. It was weird.' He added: 'I never went to management. First of all, I thought, 'OK, they may find a way to get rid of me because if I told this story, I don't know if they're gonna believe me or not … But then she was so mean to me after that, I was like, 'I should have told the story.'' Lemon told Maher that being molested as a child had prepared him for such advances later in life. 'You know how to deal with it and you know what's important or not, and you know who has the power,' he shared. 'As a man I have the power to say, 'I don't want to do this.' I don't need to go to HR and ruin your career. I just tell you, 'I'm not interested, miss. We were drunk. We had a couple of drinks or whatever. Let's let it go.''
CNN
13-03-2025
- Business
- CNN
Tariffs, Trade Spats and Big Cuts - CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt - Podcast on CNN Audio
Tariffs, Trade Spats and Big Cuts CNN This Morning 47 mins The president says his dramatic moves will make the economy soar, but a new CNN poll says most Americans aren't buying that. Plus, it's deadline day for federal agencies to tell DOGE what to cut. How will this impact veterans, the IRS, and maybe even Social Security. Also,w hy some public campgrounds, parks and trails could look dramatically different in the months ahead.
