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Trump Denies Tunstall’s Pardon After Judge Rejects Release

8/24/2026

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Trump Denies Pardons

U.S. President Donald Trump denied Matt Tunstall’s request for a presidential pardon.
Richard Zeitlin, William Tierney and Matt Tunstall swindled $120 million from Americans through fraudulent committees and robocalls.
U.S. President Donald Trump is not tracking Richard Zeitlin’s and William Tierney’s clemency requests, officials said.
Matt Tunstall’s compassionate-release petition was denied by a federal judge within three days.
Richard Zeitlin sued the Montgomery prison warden seeking prerelease custody on Aug. 1, 2031.

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DOJ Hires Hacker

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division hired former hacker David Michael Levin as an attorney.
Levin previously pleaded guilty to unauthorized access of Florida election websites and served 20 days in jail.
In August 2026, during a DOJ monitoring mission in Minnesota, counties barred interior polling access, forcing monitors outside.
Courts repeatedly rejected the DOJ’s legal theory in lawsuits seeking unredacted voter files from multiple states.

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Trump Denies Pardons

U.S. President Donald Trump denied Matt Tunstall’s request for a presidential pardon.
Richard Zeitlin, William Tierney and Matt Tunstall swindled $120 million from Americans through fraudulent committees and robocalls.
U.S. President Donald Trump is not tracking Richard Zeitlin’s and William Tierney’s clemency requests, officials said.
Matt Tunstall’s compassionate-release petition was denied by a federal judge within three days.
Richard Zeitlin sued the Montgomery prison warden seeking prerelease custody on Aug. 1, 2031.

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