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Among those on the list is rapper Lil Wayne, who plead guilty to felony gun possession in November. 'Tha Carter' was one of the first to be named as possibly receiving clemency. He's joined by fellow hip hop artist Kodak Black, who received a commuted sentence from President Trump. ....
Donald Trump Pardon List Every Person Granted Clemency by the President On 1/19/21 at 12:23 PM EST President Donald Trump was expected to pardon more than 100 people in his final hours in office. The list of people Trump pardoned was announced early on Wednesday, and revealed that Trump pardoned 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70 more. Among those hoping to be pardoned were some rioters who stormed the Capitol building earlier in January, though they were not pardoned by the president. They ll be another abuse of power by a corrupt, failed, one-term, twice-impeached president who has routinely undermined the rule of law, the constitution, and our democracy. ....
Cohen has predicted how the last few weeks of Trump s presidency will play out That s when he ll probably try to drop the pardon power for Jared, Don, Ivanka, Eric, Allen Weisselberg [Trump Organization CFO], Cohen said Monday He said pardons could produce significant problem for Trump since a person is no longer able to invoke the Fifth Amendment once they receive pardon So all of these people may ultimately be his downfall, Cohen added, simply because they’ll be testifying against him, either for a court or a tribunal ....
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 ....