Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 14 October 2026
Trump pardons two vehicle repair shop owners during Alaska rally
During his rally in Alaska, President Trump pardoned Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming, co-owners of a vehicle repair shop in Anchorage. Both pleaded guilty in 2022 to violating the Clean Air Act by tampering with federally mandated and monitored devices that tracked vehicles’ diesel emissions.
What the coverage shows
Both CBS News and NBC News frame the story around Trump issuing pardons on stage during an Alaska rally, and both identify the recipients as Alaska auto shop owners who had pleaded guilty to Clean Air Act violations. NBC News is more specific about naming Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming and describing the business as a vehicle repair shop in Anchorage, while CBS News is alone in calling the scene an unusually public use of clemency.
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