Trump grants pardons to 'persecuted' mechanics in right-to-repair crackdown: 'I am setting them all free'
7, 2025, wiping away his conviction in the case United States v. 5, 2024, to more than a year in prison and a $2,500 fine. Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital Editor, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
- ▪7, 2025, wiping away his conviction in the case United States v.
- ▪5, 2024, to more than a year in prison and a $2,500 fine.
- ▪Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital Editor, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terro
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| Publication time | Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:04:43 -0400 |
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Environmental Controversies Trump grants pardons to 'persecuted' mechanics in right-to-repair crackdown: 'I am setting them all free' Pardons follow Trump's right-to-repair memo, seemingly center on case involving 344 heavy-duty trucks By Alexandra Koch Fox News Published July 3, 2026 5:04pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Mechanic imprisoned for allegedly violating Clean Air Act Fox News national correspondent Jeff Paul reports on the mechanic put in federal prison for violating a Biden-era EPA rule on ‘Fox Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Friday announced full executive pardons for six people he claims were "persecuted" by the Biden administration for simply "fixing their car."…
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