New series of Trump pardons includes a repeat offender
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump recently issued a series of pardons and commutations, including for Adriana Camberos, whose sentence he commuted in 2021 but was later convicted again in 2024, and former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez, who pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation.
- Terren Peizer, convicted of insider trading and sentenced to 42 months in prison with a $5.25 million fine, also received a pardon from Trump.
- The clemencies come amid ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to weaken public integrity safeguards, including the firing of the Justice Department’s pardon attorney.
- Other notable pardons include former FBI agent Mark Rossini, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, former Connecticut Governor John Row
