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A former U.S. Navy sailor pardoned by President Trump intends to file a lawsuit against former President Barack Obama and former FBI Director James Comey that argues he received unequal punishment for his handling of classified information, according to a report. Kristian Saucier was sentenced to a year in prison for taking photos inside a nuclear submarine. But according to Fox News, Saucier plans to argue in his lawsuit that he received unequal protection of the law, as he was given a more severe punishment than others, including Hillary Clinton, received for similar misconduct. “They interpreted the law in my...

Kristian Saucier, the U.S. Navy sailor pardoned by President Trump Friday, harshly criticized the Obama administration during a Saturday morning interview with Fox News’ Pete Hegseth. Saucier was charged and jailed in October 2016 for taking photos onboard a nuclear submarine in 2009. He believes his his case was an attempt by the Obama administration to “take the heat” off of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server at the State Department. (RELATED: Trump Pardons Sailor Kristian Saucier)

A former Navy submariner sent to prison for photographing his ship’s classified engine compartments has filed a presidential clemency request, arguing that President-elect Donald Trump should realize the sailor was a “scapegoat” amid the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified material. The paperwork was filed Monday with the Justice Department’s office of the pardon attorney, which now will conduct an investigation. The case of former Machinist Mate 1st Class Kristian Saucier has become a cause celebre for conservatives. They watched the young sailor go to prison for carelessness with classified information while Mrs. Clinton avoided any punishment from...

Ken Saucier, the blunt, often controversial head of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, died early this morning when his pickup crashed near the Idaho border. He was 40. ...Saucier, a Seattle police officer since 1986, was known for steadfastly defending rank-and-file patrolmen. Seattle Police Sgt. Deb Nicholson, a guild board member who began working with Saucier almost 19 years ago, said he "stood up for the rights of officers, he did whatever he had to do. It wasn't always the prettiest how he did it, or as eloquent as it could be. Maybe people took offense to it, but he...