'A pardon cannot authorize reimbursement': Another judge swats down Jan. 6 restitution refund request, questions Trump DOJ's 'curious' reason for backing it
Left inset: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan (Administrative Office of the U.S.…
'Not refundable': Judge swats down Jan. 6 defendant's restitution and fine return request, reminds him that pardon does not make one's conviction or exaction 'erroneous'
Background: Hector Vargos Santos (Justice Department). Left inset: Donald Trump speaks at…
‘Innuendo and mischaracterizations do not a conflict create’: Trump’s hush-money trial judge, for third time, swats down recusal demand over daughter’s work for Democrats
Left: Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two in late July…