{"id":2440741,"date":"2025-05-30T06:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T06:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:44:22","slug":"the-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Press Rediscovers Its Outrage Over Presidential Pardons"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fthe-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons%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=2440741&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>The article discusses the recent backlash from the media regarding presidential pardons,specifically focusing on those issued by former President Donald Trump. The author notes that the media has shown renewed outrage over Trump&#8217;s pardons after seemingly overlooking the pardons granted by President joe Biden during his term. <\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pardons included notable figures<\/a> like reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, and former Congressman Michael Grimm, prompting criticism from various media outlets that labeled his actions as politically motivated. Reporters from CNN and MSNBC indicated that Trump&#8217;s pardons frequently enough benefited his supporters and allies, suggesting a trend of corruption in his governance. This contrasts with how the same media had responded quietly too Biden&#8217;s pardons, which included not only political allies but also others implicated in serious crimes. <\/p>\n<p>The article concludes that the media&#8217;s criticism of presidential pardons is selective, revealing a bias against pardons they view unfavorably, while remaining silent on those they approve of. The author emphasizes that this selective outrage illustrates a deeper issue in media reporting and its relation to political alignment.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qFiRW9ert4w\">WSMV 4 Nashvile\/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/propaganda-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Propaganda%20Press%20Rediscovers%20Its%20Outrage%20Over%20Presidential%20Pardons&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/propaganda-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Propaganda%20Press%20Rediscovers%20Its%20Outrage%20Over%20Presidential%20Pardons&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/propaganda-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/propaganda-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Propaganda%20Press%20Rediscovers%20Its%20Outrage%20Over%20Presidential%20Pardons&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/propaganda-press-rediscovers-its-outrage-over-presidential-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Apparently, the propaganda press has rediscovered its outrage over presidential pardons &mdash; now that President Donald Trump is issuing them. After watching then-President Joe Biden hand out pardons, clemency, and commutations like they were candy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-comms-team-gets-a-pass-where-trump-administration-would-have-had-a-scandal\/\" title=\"Biden Comms Team Gets A Pass Where Trump Administration Would Have Had A Scandal\">left-wing media<\/a> have finally found their missing pearls to clutch.<\/p>\n<p>Trump pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who had a combined sentence of 19 years for what pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson called a &ldquo;first-time nonviolent offense.&rdquo; The duo was found &ldquo;guilty of eight counts of financial fraud and two counts of tax evasion in 2022,&rdquo; Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trumps-pardon-czar-says-todd-julie-chrisley-were-victims-weaponized-justice-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. Trump also issued a pardon to former New York Congressman Michael Grimm, who served seven months in prison after he pled guilty &ldquo;to underreporting taxable revenue from his Manhattan restaurant Healthalicious,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/28\/us-news\/trump-pardons-ex-staten-island-rep-michael-grimm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the New York Post. Trump also pardoned rapper &ldquo;NBA YoungBoy&rdquo; and former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1143770879\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonkarl\/status\/1928046651001672118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a post on X: &ldquo;Donald Trump is using his pardon power early and often &mdash; And there&rsquo;s a clear trend: many of his pardons are going to his supporters and political allies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/28\/politics\/analysis-trump-pardons-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aaron Blake<\/a> wrote: &ldquo;&lsquo;No MAGA left behind&rsquo;: Trump&rsquo;s pardons get even more political.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blake continued: &ldquo;If you look closely at how Trump&rsquo;s used his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tree-of-life-victims-sons-ask-biden-not-to-commute-killers-sentence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tree of Life victim&#039;s sons ask Biden not to commute killer&#039;s sentence - Washington Examiner\">pardon power &#038;mdash<\/a>; which he has exercised dramatically this week, with a slew of new pardons and commutations on Wednesday alone &mdash; it&rsquo;s virtually impossible to miss the political overtones. Many of Trump&rsquo;s acts of clemency have rewarded an ally or someone tied to an ally, or they have served a clear and not terribly subtle political purpose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC&rsquo;s Frank Figliuzzi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/trump-pardons-todd-julie-chrisley-corruption-rcna209324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> that &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s pardons show he is becoming more brazenly corrupt.&rdquo; Figliuzzi appealed to the precedent of giving pardons &ldquo;as a president [is] leaving office,&rdquo; citing a &ldquo;legal expert&rdquo; who said that pardons can be &ldquo;costly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not anymore,&rdquo; Figliuzzi wrote, apparently angered that Trump issued a pardon while president instead of doing it &ldquo;quietly&rdquo; on his way out the door.<\/p>\n<p>Politico&rsquo;s Gregory Svirnovskiy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/28\/trump-pardons-new-york-connecticut-00373462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that Trump was on a &ldquo;clemency spree.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But a cursory Google search seemingly reveals that for all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/31\/trump-pardons-jason-galanis-fraud-00262087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hand-wringing<\/a> about Trump exercising his executive authority to grant pardons and clemency, media figures like Svirnovskiy and Figliuzzi were nowhere to be found when Biden was issuing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turley-shows-how-those-who-receive-preemptive-pardons-from-biden-could-still-face-prosecution\/\" title=\"Turley Shows How Those Who Receive Preemptive ...s from Biden Could Still Face Prosecution\">preemptive pardons &#038;mdash<\/a>; or pardons he issued to his family members before leaving office. (Notably, Biden didn&rsquo;t just issue political and family allies, either. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/12\/biden-quietly-commuted-sentences-of-chinese-spies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quietly commuted<\/a> the sentences of Chinese spies and a Chinese national convicted of child pornography.) Blake gently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/12\/02\/hunter-biden-presidential-pardon-comparisons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questioned<\/a> the scope of the Hunter Biden pardon, but he made sure to include critiques of Trump&rsquo;s first term grants of clemency.<\/p>\n<p>As for Karl, he responded to Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/20\/biden-shatters-democrats-sacred-norms-to-turn-pardons-into-get-out-of-jail-free-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sweeping and unprecedented pardons<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonkarl\/status\/1881314563473215951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on X<\/a> that said: &ldquo;As one of his final acts as President, Joe Biden just issued pardons for Milley, Fauci and the J6 committee.&rdquo; For good measure, Karl tossed in a quote from Biden and later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=668721292278907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defended<\/a> Biden&rsquo;s pardon power as absolute, even if executed via autopen.<\/p>\n<p>No fiery editorial, no hysteria, no politicization &mdash; just a soft landing for a president pardoning the architects of the pandemic policies, the sham Jan. 6 committee, and family members who engaged in shady foreign business.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out, the media doesn&rsquo;t oppose presidential pardons; they just oppose them when they don&rsquo;t agree with them.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. 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