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Deep Dive: No, Trump Did Not Pardon Gangbanger Larry Hoover of Murder Charges

By C. Douglas Golden June 11, 2025 at 5:33am

It’s been one of the most popular claims on social media, particularly among enemies of the president: Donald Trump pardoned Larry Hoover, one of the most notorious gangbangers in all of American history, and he’s let the man off the hook.

The truth is a great deal more complicated than that. But first, we have to get into who Larry Hoover is, what Trump did, what the reaction was, and what the buried lede is.

Hoover, 74, was the co-founder of the Gangster Disciples in the late-1960s. The official name of the Chicago-based gang — to the extent gangs have official names — was the Black Gangster Disciples Nation, born out of an alliance and merger between the Black Disciples and High Supreme Gangsters.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

Birthplace

Morristown, New Jersey

Education

Catholic University of America

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Topics of Expertise

American Politics, World Politics, Culture