US President Donald Trump granted pardons to pro-life demonstrators who were convicted under the FACE Act during President Joe Biden’s tenure, reports The Fox News. The pardons were announced prior to the March for Life event in Washington, DC, on Friday.
“We released 23 people that were unjustly put in and having to do with pro-life. And, they will be released, and they’ll be out very shortly. It was disgraceful what happened,” Trump told the media.
The list of individuals are:
1. Lauren Handy
2. Jonathan Darnel
3. Jay Smith
4. Paula Paulette Harlow
5. Jean Marshall
6. John Hinshaw
7. Heather Idoni
8. William Goodman
9. Joan Bell
10. Herb Geraghty
11. Chester Gallagher
12. Calvin Zastrow
13. Coleman Boyd
14. Paul Vaughn
15. Dennis Green
16. Eva Edl
17. Eva Zastrow
18. James Zastrow
19. Paul Place
20. Caroline Davis
21. Joel Curry
22. Justin Phillips
23. Bevelyn Beatty Williams
24. Christopher Moscinski
Additionally, Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak at the annual pro-life demonstration in Washington, DC, on Friday.
Earlier, Trump also pardoned almost all January 6 defendants and Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht.
“No administration in history has targeted Christians like the Biden Admin. We saw one persecution after another, from shutting down churches during COVID to raiding pro-lifers homes at the crack of dawn. EVERY pro-life prisoner Biden wrongly imprisoned should be pardoned,” Senator Josh Hawley posted on X ON January 23.
Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, is proposing legislation to abolish the FACE Act, as numerous legislators contend that Democratic administrations have misused it to target pro-life groups and Christians.
