Kwame Kilpatrick, Lil’ Wayne Among Dozens To Win Clemency Or Pardon From Trump on Last Day In Office Share email Kwame Kilpatrick, Lil’ Wayne Among Dozens To Win Clemency Or Pardon From Trump on Last Day In Office
The former Detroit mayor and the rapper were part of a lengthy list of people the outgoing president chose to free from the criminal justice system
Published January 20th
Donald Trump, in his last hours as president, commuted the sentence of former Detroit mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick, who had been convicted in 2013 on multiple corruption charges, and issued a full pardon to hip-hop superstar
01-20-2021
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. while traveling to Texas on Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In the final hours of his presidency, President Donald Trump granted pardons to 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70 other individuals.
The White House announced the final flurry of pardons and commutations Wednesday morning. The list includes many of his loyalists, including former campaign strategist Steve Bannon, Republican fundraiser Eliot Broidy, and Paul Erickson. Recipients also include rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, who were convicted on weapons-related charges.
Many of the pardons and commutations were given to non-violent drug offenders, including a former Marine who was sentenced in 2002 in connection with a cocaine conviction. The most notable name on the list is Bannon, who is charged with allegedly siphoning more than $1 million from donors supporting a fundraising projec