President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, wiping out sentences for those who violated the Clean Air Act, as well as other convictions.
Trump Frames Emissions Cases as Persecution
A White House official confirmed the pardons, according to a CNN report, following a meeting Trump held with senior aides to review the clemency slate.
President Trump earlier said in a Truth Social post that six people were “persecuted by the Biden Administration” over clean-air violations. “I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!” he wrote, calling it Justice Department overreach.
A White House official later gave CNN the full list of 11 names. It showed that nine of them had ties to the Clean Air Act, Joshua Davis, Matt Geouge, Jonathan Achtemeier, Tim Clancy, Ryan Lalone, Wade Lalone, Barry Pierce, Aaron Rudolf and Mackenzie Spurlock.
