Sleazy Democrat governor pre-emptively pardoned friend’s killer son hours before jury convicted him of hit-and-run death of pedestrian, 76
By EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Published: 12:22 EST, 21 January 2026 | Updated: 14:53 EST, 21 January 2026
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy pre-emptively pardoned the killer son of his lawyer friend hours before a jury convicted him of killing an elderly man in a hit-and-run.
As part of his 97 pardons granted on Tuesday, the Democrat exonerated Harris Jacobs shortly before a jury found him guilty of fatally hitting Orlando Fraga, 76, with his car in September 2022.
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According to Barbone, his client was informed by the state attorney that a pardon would be granted at 7:30 a.m. The pardon was officially issued at 8.30am by Murphy.
Barbone told the Daily Mail ‘we did not have it by the time the jury announced it had a verdict at 10am.’
Because the conviction came in, Harris’s legal team is working to vacate it ‘based on proof the pardon was granted prior to the jury’s verdict,’ Barbone added.
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OK, enough of this political nonsense. The “Governor”, and by extension the President, is not a “king” who can dispense “pardons” without any check or balance.
Let’s start with the autopen Biden pardons, and move along to Murphy’s last minute signing of what’s described as hundreds. Fact and
The autopen espisode should mean that pardons can ONLY be signed in person during a joint session of the Legislature. That should solve the problem of authenticity and volume of pardons.
The last minute signing frenzy means that the public may only find out after the fact and may not have the opportunity to inform their “representatives” of their opinion.
We should know what rationale was used to “grant” a pardon. Was there a quid pro quo before or after? Was there some “great injustice” that needed to be remedied? Was it to recognize that a “wrong” needed to be “righted”?
When I am “king” I will have jury of my citizens advise on specific cases.
I should I’ve so long!
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