Im the only person in the country to be criminally prosecuted by a private corporation, Donziger tellsRolling Stone.
The judgment was upheld by Ecuadors top court, which ordered Chevron to pay $9.5 billion.
The judge moved to hold Donziger in contempt, then criminal contempt.
Steven Donziger (center), Rep. Cori Bush (left), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (right) rally to demand a pardon for Donziger in front of the White House on June 12, 2024.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Donziger ultimately spent 993 days under house arrest and 45 days in prison.
He lost his law license.
Now, Donziger is petitioning Biden for a pardon.
Currently, Donziger cant leave the country.
That means I cannot meet my clients, he says.
I need my law license back.
He adds that Chevron has taken all my money.
I literally have no money.
I live off of a defense fund.
Getting a pardon would make it much easier to get all of that stuff fixed.
Inaction in my view would not be consistent with our values as a country.
