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Trump Pardons Gobble and Waddle in Annual White House Turkey Ceremony

Formalized in 1989, the ritual sends the pardoned turkeys to retirement at NC State.

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Tremane Wood’s Death Sentence Hours Before Execution

Oklahoma Board Recommends Clemency for Death-Row Inmate Tremane Wood

Larry Hoover Seeks Illinois Clemency After Federal Commutation

Texas Death-Row Inmate Robert Roberson Declines Clemency, Seeks New Trial Before Oct. 16 Execution

DOJ Emails Show White House Warned Over Vague Biden Clemency Warrants and ‘Non‑Violent’ Claim

Trump Justice Department Probes Competence and Autopen Use in Biden’s Final Pardons