WASHINGTON (AP) — As the White House sharpened its legal and political defenses against the special counsel Russia probe, an attorney for President Donald Trump’s legal team made it clear that it would combat any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury. Rudy Giuliani on Sunday underscored one of […]
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Trump pardons Scooter Libby — ex-White House aide who leaked info
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a full pardon Friday to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. Trump said he does not know Libby, but “for years I have heard that he has been treated unfairly. Hopefully, this full pardon will help rectify a very sad portion […]
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Despite favorable ruling from judge, LePage still wants to pardon dog
AUGUSTA (AP) — The saga of Dakota the dog isn’t over. A Maine judge on Monday signed off on a deal to spare the life of the dog that won a disputed pardon by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. But LePage said he’s not happy because his pardon was taken off the table as part of […]
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Auburn man pardoned
AUBURN — A story that ran on Page B5 Friday should have named Derek Laliberte as the Auburn man who was pardoned by Barack Obama. It was a reporting error.
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Auburn man pardoned by Obama
AUBURN — What a difference a couple of decades make. Twenty years ago, Derek Laliberte was convicted by the federal government of money laundering. Prison loomed. The future looked bleak. On Thursday, the 48-year-old received a pardon, one of several pardons and commutations granted by President Barack Obama. The pardon doesn’t mean a lot in […]