Among those on the list is rapper Lil Wayne, who plead guilty to felony gun possession in November. 'Tha Carter' was one of the first to be named as possibly receiving clemency. He's joined by fellow hip hop artist Kodak Black, who received a commuted sentence from President Trump.
Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian politician who is close to the Russian president, was handed over to Moscow in September as part of a prisoner swap while awaiting trial on treason charges.
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