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Trump wiped out $119 million for crime victims, CBS investigation…

CBS News says the clemency orders erased at least $119 million in court-ordered restitution, money meant to fund services that crime victims rely on.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN After Hours
Published 3:24 AM ET, Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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First reported by CBS News: “Trump wiped out $119 million for crime victims, CBS News investigation shows”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 3:24 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: CBS, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Gayle King on her 3:24 a.m. alarm and several snoozes (October 25).

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CBS NewsTrump wiped out $119 million for crime victims, CBS News investigation shows

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA CBS News investigation finds President Trump's use of clemency wiped out at least one hundred nineteen million dollars in restitution owed to crime victims.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRestitution is court-ordered money, paid by a convicted person to the people they harmed. A pardon or commutation can erase that debt.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCBS says the cuts hit services that victims rely on. The White House response was not part of the report we were given.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA president's clemency power is broad and written into the Constitution. The question here is who absorbs the cost when it is used.

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