Beg Your Pardon: On The Perversion of Mercy, Grace & Forgiveness in the Age of Trump

On December 3, 2025, President Donald Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke, a sports and entertainment executive. Leiweke lead the Oak View Group, a prominent developer that completed the redevelopment of the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The venue now hosts celebrity musicians and is the home of the Seattle Kraken