Trump Pardons 2 Divers Who Freed 19 Sharks Off Florida Coast
HuffPost
Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr. were pardoned Monday after being convicted in 2022 for theft of property within special maritime jurisdiction.
MIAMI (AP) — Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline several miles from shore have been pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Pardons for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr. were signed Wednesday. They had been convicted in 2022 of theft of property within special maritime jurisdiction.
The two men avoided prison time, but they were ordered to pay $3,343.72 in restitution, and the felony convictions prevented them from voting in Florida, owning firearms and traveling freely outside the U.S.
“We never stopped fighting, and justice has finally prevailed,” Moore’s attorney, Marc Seitles, said in a statement. “We are thrilled the White House considered our arguments and determined this was an unjust prosecution. We could not be happier for John and Tanner.”
Moore, who was captain of a shark-diving charter boat, and Mansell, a crew member, spotted the longline about 3 miles (5 kilometers) off the Jupiter Inlet in August 2020, according to court records. Believing it was an illegal fishing line, the men freed the sharks and grouper, reported it to state wildlife officials and brought the line back to shore.
The president's faux apology exposed what he really wants, said social media users.
NASA said the discovery shows such "building blocks" of life are "widespread throughout the solar system."
The "Daily Show" host named the two responses that Trump churns out when he's under fire.
The podcaster described the president as a "79-year-old kid" while talking to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
A judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley spoke with lawmakers on Thursday about the recent attacks on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
"Wait, what??????" Katie Couric wrote in response to Kirk's opinion.
The GOP senator claims it was “entirely lawful” that the U.S. military launched a follow-up strike to kill survivors of its first strike in the Sept. 2 attack.
The report comes as the defense secretary is engulfed in a controversy over a “double tap” strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat.
The president's holiday-like fantasy is getting roasted by critics.
The case had frustrated authorities for years as they had failed to identify the person responsible for placing the bombs.
Sydney Sweeney entered the Fox News conversation that came to an eye-rolling conclusion.
The lawsuit accuses the Defense Department of violating reporters' First Amendment rights.