{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-congratulates-christopher-ii-x-pardon-president-trump/", "Dr. Rand Paul Congratulates Christopher II X on Pardon from President Trump", "2020-12-23", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nDecember 23, 2020\n\nContact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Tonight, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released the below statement following the announcement of Christopher II X\u2019s pardon by President Trump:\n\n\u201cI just finished speaking with Christopher II X to congratulate him on receiving a full pardon from President Trump. This pardon is the culmination of hard work and perseverance on the part of many, including the diligent work of my staff and me for the last several years. As someone who made a choice to change his life for the better and then dedicated that life to lifting up his community, there is truly no one more deserving of this honor. We are so appreciative of all he has done for Louisville, and I\u2019m honored to call him a friend,\u201d said Dr. Paul.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m extremely grateful to be pardoned by President Trump. I\u2019ve worked hard for the past 20 years for peace and justice and to help those impacted by gun violence, especially children. I\u2019m proud to continue this work which is needed more than ever. I thank U.S. Senator Rand Paul, former U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Rob Givens, and special thanks to Spalding University President Tori Murden McClure, and University of Louisville Hospital\u2019s Chief of Surgery Dr. J. David Richardson for their support,\u201d said Christopher II X, Executive Director of Christopher 2X Game Changers.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:42:23Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-congratulates-christopher-ii-x-pardon-president-trump/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8940650150179863, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}