Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- President Trump issued a series of pardons this week, including individuals with close ties to his political network, such as a man whose daughter donated millions to a Trump-backed super PAC and a former governor of Puerto Rico.
- Adriana Camberos, pardoned twice by Trump, was initially convicted in 2017 for selling counterfeit 5-Hour Energy bottles and was convicted again in 2024 for unrelated fraud before receiving her second pardon.
- Many of the pardons deviate from Justice Department guidelines that typically favor clemency for those who have completed sentences or shown remorse, instead rewarding allies and donors connected to Trump.
- A White House official defended the pardons as correcting excessive or politically motivated prosecutions targeting Trump supporters,
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