Outgoing US President Donald Trump grants clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of last-minute pardons, but sources say he is not expected to pardon himself.
U.S. President Donald Trump has granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations he will issue during his final hours in office, a senior administration official said.
President Trump on Wednesday granted clemency to more than 100 people in one of his final acts as commander-in-chief, including his former chief strategist, Stephen Bannon.
UpdatedWed, Jan 20, 2021 at 10:58 am MT
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In this March 5, 2008, file photo, is then-U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, who represented Arizona in Congress from 2003 to 2009, in Tucson. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
ARIZONA President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commuted sentences in the final hours of his presidency, including two with ties to Arizona.
Trump granted pardons to 73 people and commuted the sentences of another 70 as one of his final acts before leaving office Wednesday.
Notably, he did not pardon himself or any members of his family or former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, his personal attorney.