Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne And Dozens More
The U.S. president granted clemency to 143 names just hours before his tenure in the White House ends.
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01/20/2021 08:19am EST
U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to 143 people, including former aides, party loyalists and even a rapper early Wednesday morning, just hours before he was set to leave office.
The list of those granted clemency includes:
Former chief strategist Steve Bannon, who was facing trial and a possible conviction for his role in a coordinated scheme to fleece the president’s supporters with a border wall fundraiser.
Kwame Kilpatrick, the disgraced former mayor of Detroit.
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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
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Despite a very public campaign, including on-air lobbying by Fox News’
Tucker Carlson just hours earlier, Wikileaks founder
Julian Assange was not granted a pardon. Neither were national security leaders
Edward Snowden and
Reality Winner.
And though there had been rumors he was under consideration for a commutation or pardon, currently incarcerated felon
Joe Exotic was granted clemency.
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