Courts · 10/14/2026
Trump Grants Two Alaska Auto Shop Owners Onstage Pardons
Two Alaska auto shop owners received presidential pardons as Trump took his clemency power onto the rally stage Tuesday.
Why it matters
The pardons marked an unusually public use of presidential clemency for two owners who pleaded guilty to Clean Air Act violations.
- ★Trump granted the pardons onstage during a Tuesday rally in Alaska.
- ★The recipients were two Alaska auto shop owners.
- ★Both had pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act.