President
Donald Trump pardoned 15 people and commuted the sentences of an additional five people on Tuesday (December 22). The biggest name to receive a presidential pardon was former Trump campaign advisor
George Papadopoulos, who was convicted of making false statements to investigators during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference.
Alex van der Zwaan, who also pleaded guilty to lying to investigators, received a pardon as well.
Duncan Hunter, a former GOP congressman from California and a Trump ally, was also pardoned after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds last December.
Chris Collins, who was the first sitting Republican lawmaker to endorse President Trump, was pardoned after receiving 26 months in jail for securities fraud.