Michael Grimm

Michael Grimm

Trump Pardons Ex-Rep. Michael Grimm, Highlighting Political Clemency Campaign

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President Donald Trump pardoned former Republican Representative Michael Grimm, who served seven months in prison for tax fraud and resigned from Congress in 2015. The pardon was part of a broader clemency effort targeting individuals with felony convictions similar to legal challenges faced by …

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Trump pardons multiple financial criminals and white-collar offenders

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump issued a series of pardons to individuals convicted of financial crimes in February 2025, including Rod Blagojevich (former Illinois governor convicted of corruption), the Chrisleys (reality TV stars convicted of bank fraud), Michael Grimm (former congressman convicted of tax fraud), …

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