Trump pardons two Alaska diesel mechanics at rally
Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 14 Oct, 05:32 · Archive
President Trump pardoned two Alaska diesel mechanics at a rally in Wasilla on Tuesday.
President Trump pardoned two Alaska diesel mechanics, Zachary Czubak and Patrick Fleming, during a political rally in Wasilla on Tuesday. Both men had pleaded guilty in 2022 to one count of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. They were sentenced to five years of probation, with $66,000 in fines and community service each.
Czubak and Fleming, along with a third man named Michael Hanzuk, owned an auto shop called Arm Rippin Toys that specialised in diesel vehicles. Federal prosecutors said they offered to remove emission control systems from customers' vehicles for $1,140 to $5,445, modifying physical components and preventing diagnostic systems from detecting the changes, which caused vehicles to emit more pollutants.
Trump said the men were wrongly charged and cast the prosecution as an example of how the Biden-era Justice Department had 'viciously targeted the Alaskan way of life'. He said they were being punished unfairly: 'They want to put them in jail for 10 years because they fixed an engine. How sick?' Trump called the two men onto the stage to receive their pardons. 'This means the world to me. It's everything,' Fleming said, adding they wanted to help Alaskans and people with diesel vehicles. Trump said he was also 'taking care of' a third person, though the outlets do not say whether this refers to Hanzuk.
How it is being reported
- Trump pardons 2 auto workers on stage during rally in AlaskaPresident Trump granted onstage pardons to two Alaska auto shop owners who pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act during a rally Tuesday — an unusually public use of the president's clemency power.CBS News · 14 Oct, 05:13
- Trump issues pardons to 2 auto shop owners at Alaska rallyPresident Trump issued pardons for two auto shop owners, who had pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act, during a rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday.CBS News · 14 Oct, 05:01
- Trump pardons diesel mechanics ‘wrongfully charged’ during Biden admin at Alaska rallyTrump signed the pardons for Zachary Czubak and Patrick Fleming, who both pleaded guilty in 2022 to one count of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act, midway through his midterm election rally.New York Post · 14 Oct, 04:32
In this story: Zachary Czubak · Patrick Fleming · Donald Trump · Michael Hanzuk · Arm Rippin Toys · Alaska · Wasilla
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