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US Politics

A Week of Democratic Decay: Commutations, Shutdowns, and Attacks on Press Freedom

President Trump commuted the conviction of corrupt former Congressman George Santos while prolonging a government shutdown and defending hateful rhetoric from Young Republicans. This reprehensible assault on justice, governance, and basic decency represents everything that threatens the foundations of our democracy.

US Politics

A Grave Injustice: The Commutation of David Gentile and the Erosion of Equal Justice

President Trump commuted the sentence of David Gentile, a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme that victimized thousands of hardworking Americans. This act of clemency for a convicted white-collar criminal who devastated the lives of small business owners, veterans, teachers, and nurses is a shocking betrayal of justice and an affront to the rule of law.