Mar. 16, 2025
Donald Trumphas issued a full pardon to his longtime friend and business associate Conrad Black, a former media mogul who published a glowing biography of the president last May.Black, 74, was convicted in 2007 of obstruction of justice and fraud for swindling shareholders of his company, Hollinger International, out of millions of dollars. He was released from prison in 2012 after three-and-a-half years behind bars.In a statement Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders described Black as “entirely deserving” of his pardon and she cited his work as “an entrepreneur and scholar,” including biographies of Franklin D.
Mar. 16, 2025
President Donald Trumpissued pardonsto more than two dozen people this week, and among them was a former K-9 police officer who served a decade in prison after she released her police dog on a homeless suspect after he surrendered, resulting in a leg wound that required stitches.
Stephanie Mohr, a canine handler for thePrince George’s County Police Department in Maryland, received a full pardon on Wednesday from Trump, 25 years after her crime.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Former PresidentDonald Trumpmade a surprise visit to the New York Police Department’s 17th precinct on Saturday, which marked the 20th anniversary of theSept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Then, turning his attention back to the men and women before him, Trump told those in attendance, “I grew up with you, and you are New York’s finest. You’re incredible people. And I know many of you.”
Opening the floor to questions, Trump was first asked if he has plans to run again in the 2024 presidential election.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Campaigning for his choice of candidates between rounds of playing golf,Donald Trumpturns 76 on Tuesday.
But sources say he is more preoccupied with politics than celebrating, despite acting confident of his importance to the Republican Party.
Right before Memorial Day weekend, Trump left Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach for the summer and moved into his 5,000 square-foot “cottage” in New Jersey. It overlooks his Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, where he plans to live until fall when the Mar-a-Lago Club reopens for the winter season.
Mar. 16, 2025
PresidentDonald Trumpwants Russian PresidentVladmir Putinto come to Washington, D.C., this fall, the White House said Thursday.
Press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the news on Twitter, writing: “In Helsinki, @POTUS agreed to ongoing working level dialogue between the two security council staffs. President Trump asked @Ambjohnbolton to invite President Putin to Washington in the fall and those discussions are already underway.”
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint summit in Helsinki, Finland in July 2018.