Trump Pardons 2 Alaska Mechanics as He Declares 800-Mile Gas Pipeline Fully Permitted
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Trump Pardons 2 Alaska Mechanics as He Declares 800-Mile Gas Pipeline Fully Permitted
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Summary
Two Anchorage diesel-shop co-owners were pardoned onstage at Trump's Wasilla rally after pleading guilty in 2022 to conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act.
Trump said the Biden-era prosecutions were unfair because the mechanics' work kept trucks running in Alaska's extreme cold; one pardoned man said the case destroyed families and friendships.
Federal prosecutors had said the Arm Rippin Toys owners removed emissions controls and tampered with monitoring devices on at least 37 diesel vehicles from 2019 to 2020, collecting about $100,000.
At the same rally, Trump said a long-delayed 800-mile Alaska natural-gas pipeline now has every required federal permit, though the White House did not immediately provide further details.