Trump Grants Clemency to Nine Diesel-Emissions Tampering Convicts
TL;DR
President Trump pardoned nine individuals convicted of tampering with diesel emission-control systems (defeat devices), including several mechanics who sold or installed them; the pardons follow a shift in the administration’s stance on defeat devices and are framed by supporters as relief from overreach.
- Trump pardons 9 people convicted of tampering with emission controls on diesel engines Fox News
- Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor The New York Times
- Trump announces pardons for pollution violators prosecuted for "fixing their car" CBS News
- Trump pardons a major donor and violators of the Clean Air Act The Washington Post
- Trump issues 11 pardons on eve of country’s Fourth of July celebrations The Guardian
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