12:00 PM PST (September 10, 2025) - N.S. EIC

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s pardon list reads less like a legal document and more like a diary entry. Each name is a reflection, a brushstroke in a sprawling self-portrait of corruption.

• White Collar Wonderland: Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion, walked free thanks to Trump’s clemency (factually.com).

• Office Looters Anonymous: Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who faced federal bribery and conspiracy charges (Newsweek). The message was clear: elected office is just another vending machine for personal profit.

• Sex Crimes & Social Clubs: While Ghislaine Maxwell herself has not been pardoned yet (YET), Trump’s willingness to pardon allies accused of sexually predatory behavior underscores the moral abyss. His clemency for anti-abortion activists convicted of intimidating clinic staff (Newsweek) shows a pattern of excusing coercion when politically convenient.

• International Drug Trafficking Division: Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced to 45 years for drug trafficking, received a Trump pardon in 2025 (factually.com). Foreign policy, it seems, is just another shared appreciation for moving product across borders.

• January 6th Insurrectionists: On his first day back in office, Trump issued blanket pardons for nearly 1,500–1,600 individuals convicted of crimes related to the January 6th Capitol attack (factually.com).

Critics argue this isn’t clemency, it’s autobiography. Each pardon is less an act of mercy than a mirror held up to Trump’s own alleged misdeeds. “It’s like watching Picasso paint with indictments,” one analyst quipped.

The irony, of course, is that Trump seems to understand the clock is ticking. “He knows he will not live long enough to pay for his crimes,” said one commentator, “so he’s outsourcing his legacy to the pardoned. They’ll carry the torch of scandal into the future, ensuring his reflection never fades.”

In the end, the pardon list is a gallery: fraudsters, insurrectionists, drug traffickers, corrupt officials. Each portrait signed, sealed, and delivered by the man who sees himself in every criminal’s reflection.