Republican (fascist/socialist) President Trump pardons Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, Dustin Heard, and Nicholas Slatten, former Blackwater security guards (soldiers of fortune) for first-degree murder stemming from the September 19, 2007 Nisour Square massacre.
NOTE: This abuse of the pardon power will encourage future war atrocities against foreign nationals.
[added 1/31/2026] Thanks to Freedoms Phoenix for this entry.
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article II, Section 2 [Clause 1]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Global Outrage Follows Trump Pardons Of Blackwater Mercenaries Who Killed 17 Iraqis | ZeroHedge
www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/global-outrage-follows-trumps-pardons-blackwater-mercenaries-who-killed-17-iraqis