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She was then remanded in a nunnery, given a derisory sentence — less than two years in jail — before being released with a presidential pardon.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
But looming over the proceedings — as well as Hunter Biden’s convictions in a separate gun trial in June — is the possibility of a presidential pardon, or a commutation of sentence.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
In a deal conducted last year with the Biden administration, Maduro released 10 Americans and a fugitive wanted by the U.S. to secure a presidential pardon for Alex Saab, a close Maduro ally who was held in Florida on money-laundering charges.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Two of them are federal cases, which some argue would be eligible for a presidential pardon.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
But looming over the proceedings — as well as Hunter Biden’s convictions in a separate gun trial in June — is the possibility of a presidential pardon, or a commutation of sentence.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
In a deal conducted last year with the Biden administration, Maduro released 10 Americans and a fugitive wanted by the U.S. to secure a presidential pardon for Alex Saab, a close Maduro ally who was held in Florida on money-laundering charges.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Two of them are federal cases, which some argue would be eligible for a presidential pardon.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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