Trump pardons two vehicle repair shop owners during Alaska rally

NBC News · CBS News and CBS News report that President Trump used a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday to pardon two owners of a diesel vehicle repair business, a rare instance of clemency granted before a live audience. NBC News names them as Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming, while CBS News spells the first surname Czubak. Both outlets say the two had pleaded guilty in 2022 to Clean Air Act violations tied to emissions equipment.

CBS News adds that the shop, Arm Rippin Toys, had a third owner, Michael Hanzuk, who was pardoned last month. According to court records, prosecutors said the business charged customers between $1,140 and $5,445 to strip emission controls and disable diagnostic systems. All three men were sentenced to five years of probation, plus $66,000 in fines and community service. Trump said the two were "wrongly charged" and accused the Biden-era Justice Department of targeting Alaskans. He signed the documents at the podium, and Fleming told the crowd the case had devastated them.

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