President Donald Trump on Friday announced full executive pardons for six people he claims were "persecuted" by the Biden administration for simply "fixing their car."In a Truth Social post Friday afternoon, the president took aim at federal prosecutions that he characterized as part of the "Weaponization and Stupidity" of the prior administration, saying, "I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!"The pardons align with Trump’s broader push to defend the "right to repair."Earlier in the week, he signed a presidential memo designed to make it easier for Americans to repair their own vehicles by protecting self-repair rights and opening up options for aftermarket parts.FILE - President Donald Trump previously signed a presidential memo to make it easier for Americans to repair their own cars by protecting the right to fix vehicles and opening up more options for approving aftermarket parts.(Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)FORMER INDIANA REP STEPHEN BUYER RECEIVES FULL PARDON FROM TRUMP FOR 2023 INSIDER TRADING CONVICTION"It came to my attention because I noticed they were arresting people for fixing their car," Trump said during an Oval Office news conference.
"We rule by common sense."The executive clemency is seemingly linked to a federal environmental case involving Elite Diesel Service Inc.and its owner, Troy Lake Sr.Lake received a full and unconditional pardon on Nov.
7, 2025, wiping away his conviction in the case United States v.Elite Diesel Service, Inc.
et al.FILE - Sen.Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., joined Fox News in 2025 to discuss the Biden administration’s "EPA overreach" in the case of Troy Lake, a diesel mechanic who was prosecuted for violating the Clean Air Act.
(Cynthia Lummis)WATCH: TRUMP EPA CHIEF SPARKS EXPLOSIVE HEARING SHOWDOWN OVER GLOBAL WARMING ALARM FROM DEMS: 'I'M TALKING'According to federal plea agreements, Elite Diesel had instructed employees to disable computerized on-board diagnostic systems on at least 344 heavy-duty comme...