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01-20-2021 President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. while traveling to Texas on Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) In the final hours of his presidency, President Donald Trump granted pardons to 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70 other individuals.   The White House announced the final flurry of pardons and commutations Wednesday morning. The list includes many of his loyalists, including former campaign strategist St...

Font Size: As one of his final acts, President Donald Trump issued dozens of commutations and pardons early Wednesday morning for a slew of people including nonviolent offenders, a former mayor and a Google engineer who pled guilty to trade secret theft. Of the 70 commutations, a handful had received sentences for nonviolent drug offenses, such as Michael Pelletier, Craig Cesal and Darrell Frazier. Pelletier, 64, has served 12 of his 30 year sentence for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, acco...

Donald Trump grants clemency to 144 people (not himself or family members) in final hours Kevin Johnson, David Jackson and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY President Trump grants clemency to 148 people, but not for himself or his family Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly used his clemency authority as a political tool rather than an act of mercy, issued a final wave of pardons and commutations during his final hours in office, delivering rel...

In addition, President Trump commuted the sentences to time served for the following individuals: Jeff Cheney, Marquis Dargon, Jennings Gilbert, Dwayne L. Harrison, Reginald Dinez Johnson, Sharon King, and Hector Madrigal, Sr.

Donald Trump granted 73 pardons on his last day of office - this is who received them

Early in the morning of his last day of office, President Trump issued a final wave of pardons and commutations. Heres the list.

President Donald Trump pardons the officials as part of a last-minute clemency spree before he leaves office.

Full list of Trumps last-minute pardons and commuted sentences Yuliya Talmazan and Rachel Elbaum and Sara Mhaidli and Tom Winter © Provided by NBC News With only hours to go before leaving office, President Donald Trump pardoned 74 people and commuted the sentences of 70 others. A list of 143 people, made public early Wednesday morning, included his former chief strategist and longtime ally Steve Bannon as well as his former top fundraiser Elliott Broidy. Then, with less than ...

A Google engineer who stole 14,000 files of trade secrets on self-driving cars before going to work for Uber has been pardoned by President Trump.  Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last August for what a judge called the biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen, although he was not yet in custody.  He was one of 73 people pardoned by Trump on his final day in office, with the White House describing him as a brilliant engineer with talents needed by the country....

Here is a look at all 143 people President Donald Trump granted pardons or commutations to on the final day of his presidency.