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Donald Trumps 73 Late Pardons—Presidents Last-Minute Clemency List in Full Newsweek 1/20/2021 Seren Morris © Mandel Ngan/Getty U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after touring a section of the border wall in Alamo, Texas, on January 12, 2021. Trump has pardoned 73 and commuted the sentences of 70 others on his last day as president. President Donald Trump has pardoned 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70 others during his final hours as president. The additional 73 ...

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris arrive at the Capitol to make history: New president is minutes away from being sworn in as former presidents mount display of unity after Donald Trump snubbing him and flying to Florida Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States Wednesday and Kamala Harris became the first female, Black and Asian Vice President of the United States  Biden and Harris attended a mass Wednesday morning with leaders from both parties  He was joined by Senat...

President Trump early Wednesday pardoned former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski, who was indicted in 2019 for stealing trade secrets from Google’s self-driving cars program. 

The president gave 143 pardons and commutation before he left office on Jan. 20, 2021.

The ex-Google engineer pardoned by Trump had pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber’s effort to build robotic vehicles.

Trump fled for Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday morning, choosing not to go to Joe Bidens inauguration ceremony in a snub the likes which hasnt been seen since the 1800s.

Founders Fund partner Trae Stephens, Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey, and Thiel foundation president Blake Masters also advised Trump on the decision.

Microsoft has identified a Russian government-affiliated operation targeting prominent think tanks that have been critical of Russia World News | Tony Romm, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Craig Timberg, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 8, 2019 Facebook said it is investigating whether an organization backed by billionaire and Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman violated the social media giants policies when it set u...