On his last full day in office, President Donald Trump issued nearly 150 pardons, including former chief strategist Steve Bannon, rap stars, former members of Congress and more. One man from Utah was on the list. Lynn Barney was previously sentenced to 35 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, after previously being convicted for distributing a small amount of marijuana, according to a statement from the White House..
Everybody President Trump pardoned on his last day in office:
Todd Boulanger â President Trump granted a full pardon to Todd Boulanger. In 2008, Mr Boulanger pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.
Abel HoltzÂ
â President Trump granted a full pardon to Abel Holtz. Mr. Holtz is currently 86 years old. In 1995, he pled guilty to one count of impeding a grand jury investigation and was sentenced to 45 days in prison.
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Rick Renzi â President Trump granted a full pardon to Representative Rick Renzi of Arizona. In 2013, Mr. Renzi was convicted of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering, and racketeering.
19 Jan 2021
President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday night that he had pardoned and commuted the sentences of 143 people in the final hours of his presidency.
The president issued 73 pardons and 70 commutations.
The list included pop culture figures including rapper Lil Wayne, who was pardoned, and Kodak Black, whose sentence was commuted.
The president also pardoned several Republicans, including former Deputy National Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee Elliott Broidy, former Rep. Duke Cunningham of California, and former Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona.
He also issued a pardon for his former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who was charged with fraud for his work on the “We Build the Wall” crowdfunding campaign fueled by Trump supporters to build a wall on the Southern border.
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