{"id":2394038,"date":"2025-01-22T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T02:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pardons-dc-officers-convicted-in-police-chase-death-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T21:24:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T02:24:28","slug":"trump-pardons-dc-officers-convicted-in-police-chase-death-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pardons-dc-officers-convicted-in-police-chase-death-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pardons DC officers convicted in police chase death &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pardons-dc-officers-convicted-in-police-chase-death-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump recently pardoned two Washington, D.C.\u2063 police officers,\u200c Terence \u200dSutton and Andrew Zabavsky, as a\u200b demonstration of support for law\u200d enforcement. This\u200d decision comes in the wake of critically important backlash Trump \u2064faced for granting clemency to individuals involved in the January 6\u2064 capitol riots, some of whom assaulted\u200c police officers during the attack. Trump&#8217;s actions suggest an\u2064 attempt to\u200d reaffirm his commitment to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">law enforcement amid\u200c criticism<\/a> regarding his previous pardons.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump pardons DC officers convicted in police chase death<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1943415\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> pardoned two Washington, D.C., police officers on Wednesday in a show of support for law enforcement after his sweeping grant of clemency to Jan. 6 rioters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump signaled that he would pardon Terence Sutton and Andrew Zabavskybe as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-eight-hour-protest-dem-senators-back-away-from-boycott-of-white-nominees\/\" title=\"The Eight Hour Protest: Dem Senators Back Away from Boycott of White Nominees\">faced harsh criticism<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3293179\/trump-announces-mass-clemency-pardons-january-6-defendants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pardoning Jan. 6 defendants\">pardoning defendants<\/a> who assaulted officers in the Capitol attack, suggesting the clemency for police reflected his true stance on law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They arrested the two officers and put them in jail for going after a criminal. A rough criminal, by the way,&rdquo; Trump said Tuesday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3297382\/trump-teases-pardons-dc-officers-convicted-chase-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"preview\">preview<\/a> of the order. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;m actually releasing [them]. I am the friend of police, more than any president that&rsquo;s ever been in this office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The case in question occurred in October 2020, near the peak of that year&rsquo;s Black Lives Matter protest movement. The incident began when Sutton attempted to speak with 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, who then fled from him on an electric moped. A three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-pardons-for-dc-officers-convicted-in-police-chase-death-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump teases pardons for DC officers convicted in police chase death - Washington Examiner\">-minute chase ensued<\/a>, which ended in a crash that led to Hylton-Brown&rsquo;s death. <\/p>\n<p>The case sparked protests in the nation&rsquo;s capital ahead of the election. Sutton was later convicted in September 2024 of second-degree murder and sentenced to 5 1\/2 years in prison, while Zabavsky got four years for his role in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Zabavsky&rsquo;s pardon was announced at 5:38 p.m. Eastern time, with Sutton&rsquo;s coming at 6:15 in a moment long sought by law enforcement advocates in the Washington, D.C., area.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers strongly defended both men during their 2022 trial, and the DC Police Union released a statement this week saying it was working with Trump on the pardons.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are actively working with the White House and President Trump to address two glaring miscarriages of justice involving DC police officers, Officer Terrance Sutton and Lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky, who were wrongly convicted of murder,&rdquo; reads the statement, which was obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;These officers &mdash; men of integrity and dedication &mdash; were targeted by corrupt prosecutors who weaponized the legal system against them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, the same statement criticizes Trump&rsquo;s pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, expressing &ldquo;dismay&rdquo; for those who assaulted police officers during the Capitol riot. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our stance is clear &mdash; anyone who assaults a law enforcement officer should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, without exception,&rdquo; it reads.<\/p>\n<p>David Shurtz, an attorney for Hylton-Brown&rsquo;s family, said Trump was misinformed about the case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A jury of Sutton&rsquo;s and Zabavsky&rsquo;s peers listened to all the evidence and found Officer Sutton guilty of second-degree murder and Sutton and Zabavsky guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Last time I checked, juries were supposed to decide guilt or innocence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shurtz said the president is only listening to one side of the story, namely that of the Fraternal Order of Police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump is being given bad information by a corrupt police department,&rdquo; 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