Who has Trump pardoned? A full list OLD
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January 20, 2021, 3:58 AM·20 min read
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Donald Trump, pictured on December 7, 2020, has been pardoning allies before leaving office next month (AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump used his final hours as president to issue a slew of 143 pardons and commutations of sentence to friends and allies as he prepared to reluctantly hand over power to his Democratic successor Joe Biden.
A meeting with his inner circle at the White House on Sunday saw Mr Trump finalise the clemency list, a source told CNN.
Despite much speculation, he ultimately decided against issuing pre-emptive pardons to himself or members of his family or to the likes of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange or
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