Justice Department data show Trump has granted clemency to just 0.5 per cent of requesters
About 10,000 have asked for pardons or clemency
Trump has been on a two-day pardon spree
Granted to Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner s father Charles
Also provided to two GOP lawmakers convicted of crimes who were first endorsers
Biggest uproar since Clinton s pardon of financier Marc Rich
George H.W. Bush pardoned Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Iran Contra figures
Trump has tweeted he has the absolute right to PARDON myself but scholars are split
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The first lady, 50, was pictured wrapped up with her husband Donald boarding Air Force One Wednesday
On arrival in the Sunshine State - where temperatures reached 75F - she had opted for a polka dot dress
The Trumps will spend the holiday period at Mar-a-Lago and are scheduled to enjoy a 10-day visit at the resort
Trump left having pardoned 29 more loyalists like Jared Kushner s father, Paul Manafort and Roger Stone
He also spent the day engaging in some saber-rattling from 30,000 feet, issuing health advice to Iran and tweeting out images of unexploded ordinance following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad
Michael Balsamo
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Trump is traveling to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) December 23, 2020 - 8:20 PM
WASHINGTON - For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, his son-in-lawâs father and another of his allies convicted in special counsel Robert Muellerâs investigation.
The list also included people whose pleas for forgiveness have been promoted by those supporting the president throughout his term in office, including conservative media personalities and Republican lawmakers.
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23 Dec 2020
President Donald Trump issued another round of pardons on Wednesday to sixteen people, including his former campaign manager Paul Manafort, his sometimes adviser Roger Stone, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charlie Kushner.
Charlie Kushner was prosecuted in 2005 by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was New Jersey’s Attorney General at the time. Kushner, a top donor to Democrats, plead guilty to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering, and making illegal campaign donations.
He admitted hiring a prostitute to lure his brother-in-law into having sex in a Bridgwater, New Jersey, hotel and sent the video of it to his wife, in an effort to prevent him from cooperating in the investigation.