exoneration
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As in other federal assault cases, bystander videos as well as police-camera and surveillance footage cast doubt on agents’ claims, in some cases leading to the exoneration of citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Elwood said Pollack truly believed Tankleff had been wrongly convicted and wanted to fight for his exoneration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Deen may be past the point of complete public exoneration, but at least she has integrity to help her sleep at night — no stone over the head required.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
The spokesperson added: "We stand ready to annihilate Ms Pisciotta's tall tales before a jury − an exoneration so inevitable that even she, lost in her fog of fantasy, must surely see it coming."
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
Although most of the credit for my exoneration must be given to Dr. Aurelius, who apparently earned his naps by presenting me as a hopeless, shell-shocked lunatic.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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