Trump Issues Pardons, Commutations for 143 Before Leaving Office

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In his final hours as President of the United States Trump issued pardons for 70 people, including former White House adviser Steve Bannon as well as issued 74 sentence commutations. Other pardon recipients include rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. Kwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit, was among the 74 people to have their prison sentence commuted.

Fox News reports:

Bannon is awaiting trial after allegedly defrauding Trump-supporting donors in a fundraising project called “We Build the Wall” related to the border wall.

“Mr. Bannon has been an important leader in the conservative movement and is known for his political acumen,” the White House said in the statement.

Both rappers, whose real names are Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (Lil Wayne) and Bill Kapri (Kodak Black), have both been convicted on weapons-related charges.

“Mr. Carter pled guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, owing to a conviction over 10 years ago,” the White House said. “Deion Sanders, who…wrote in support of this pardon, calls Mr. Wayne ‘a provider for his family, a friend to many, a man of faith, a natural giver to the less fortunate, a waymaker, [and] a game changer.'”

Trump did not issue a preemptive pardon to himself or any of his children as some has speculated he might.

Read the entire list of pardons and commutations HERE.



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