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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.

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Ex-Arcola cop accused of sexual assault ordered to remain in custody pending trial FacebookTwitterEmail Hector Aaron Ruiz is a former police officer with Arcola PD. He was charged with sexual assaulting two woman while on duty.Fort Bend County District Attorneys Office U.S. Magistrate Judge Sam Sheldon ordered this week that a former Arcola police officer, who is accused of sexual assault, remain in custody. Hector Aaron Ruiz, 25, faces new federal charges alleging he falsified dashboard camera...

Presidents have and issued only 148 pardons. joining us now someone who receive aid commutation from president clinton and pardon from president obama. sear ren nan nunn is now an attorney practicing in georgia. thank you for joining us tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> this is astonishing story. as we know, even in cases that deserve it, the statistical probability of getting a commutation are like below 1%. the possibility of getting a pardon are below 1%. you got both. ho...

As we know, even in cases that deserve it, the statistical probability of getting a commutation are like below 1%. the possibility of getting a pardon are below 1%. you got both. how did that happen? >> well, first i would say i just thank god for both of them and through a lot of hard work and through a diligent attorney by the name of sam sheldon, i mean, its been a long time coming and its been a long journey. >> and your conviction was on drug charges. is that correct? >> correct. drug consp...