‘What about Tate?’

Summary

Patrick "Tate" Adamiak, an active-duty Navy E-6 at the time of his arrest, is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for allegedly possessing NFA items and a machinegun, despite claims from his family, six Republican lawmakers, and ATF Director Robert Cekada that his sentence is excessive. A pardon request, supported by nearly 2,000 signatures, has been sent to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Pardon Attorney Edward J. Martin Jr., requesting executive clemency as Adamiak's case remains on President Donald Trump's pardon list.