Presidential pardon issued to Patrick 'Tate' Adamiak
6:00am Wednesday, September 09, 2026
In a closely watched and reported-on case by the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) Investigative Journalism Project editor Lee Williams, Patrick “Tate” Adamiak on Sept. 4 was issued a pardon by President Donald Trump. Adamiak was wrongfully arrested, charged, and convicted of illegally possessing a toy machine gun.




