President Trump Pardons Alaska Mechanics

President Donald Trump signed unconditional pardons for diesel mechanics Zachary Czubak and Patrick Fleming at a Wasilla, Alaska, rally for Republican Sen. Dan SullivanDan SullivanUnited States Senator from Alaska. The men had pleaded guilty in 2022 to Clean Air Act violations, and co-owner Michael Hanzuk had also received a pardon. Sullivan faces Democrat Mary PeltolaMary PeltolaAmerican politician (born 1973) in a competitive Senate race that could affect control of the Senate. Alaska has not elected a Democrat to the chamber since 2008. Trump urged voters to back Sullivan over a similarly named Republican challenger and called for repealing ranked-choice voting. Prosecutors said the mechanics tampered with vehicles, while Trump said they were punished for keeping engines running. The election is November 3.