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Trump issued full pardons to 26 individuals and commuted the sentences of three others.
Roger Stone, shown leaving federal court in February in Washington, said he d been subjected to a “Soviet-style show trial on politically-motivated charges.” | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
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President Donald Trump issued a provocative new batch of pardons Wednesday, granting clemency to his former campaign manager Paul Manafort, longtime adviser Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.
The pardons of Manafort and Stone effectively nullify the most significant convictions won by special counsel Robert Mueller and his team, part of Trump’s incessant drive to dismantle any vestiges of Mueller’s work, which included a stinging critique of Trump’s willingness and encouragement of Russian help in his 2016 campaign even if it stopped short of alleging a conspiracy.
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