President Donald Trump issued pardons for nine people convicted of violating the Clean Air Act ahead of the July 4th weekend, according to the White House. The President initially announced the pardons on his social media platform, Truth Social, on July 3. Initially, President Trump said he signed pardons for six aftermarket diesel tuners who were "persecuted by the Biden Administration" for simply "fixing their car." Reporting from the Associated Press later clarified that nine of the 11 people pardoned on July 3 were connected to Clean Air Act violations and charged with disabling emissions monitoring systems or selling devices that bypassed emissions systems under the Biden Administration. White House officials confirmed the identity of those pardoned to CBS News and the AP. "It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for 'fixing their car.' While I know this sounds ridiculous, it is nevertheless a fact, and part of the Weaponization and Stupidity that our Country had to endure during four long years of Sleepy Joe Biden. I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW," President Trump said on Truth Social. These pardons come after the Environmental Protection Agency delivered a memo on July 1 that affirmed the freedom to fix for all Americans. The memo specifically centered on right-to-repair for non-road diesel equipment and the modification of diesel exhaust fluid systems. Anti-tampering laws related to diesel emissions systems in the Clean Air Act (CAA) were reportedly limiting Americans from efficiently repairing their vehicles, according to the EPA memo. "The CAA clearly states that temporary overrides of emission control systems are allowed when it is for the “purpose of repair” to that equipment to obtain proper functionality. EPA’s guidance, therefore,