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The 45th president pardoned 140 people in his final hours in office, including some with North Carolina ties. (Shutterstock)
NORTH CAROLINA President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commuted sentences in the final hours of his presidency, including at least four with ties to North Carolina.
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.
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In North Carolina, Trump pardoned Robert Cannon Robin Hayes, Patrick Swisher, James Hayes and Drew Boggs.
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski leaves the the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Federal Court on September 04, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Justin Sullivan | Getty Images)
CALIFORNIA President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commuted sentences in the final hours of his presidency, including at least six with California ties.
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.
UpdatedWed, Jan 20, 2021 at 4:28 pm ET
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
CONNECTICUT President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commuted sentences in the final hours of his presidency Tuesday. Trump granted pardons to 73 people including a Connecticut man and commuted the sentences of another 70 as one of his final acts before leaving office Wednesday.
Notably, he did not pardon himself, members of his family or Rudy Giuliani, his personal attorney.
Trump pardoned Glenn Moss, a Connecticut resident who pleaded guilty to tax fraud and other crimes in 1998, according to the Hartford Courant. Federal agents posed as a medical business and Moss paid kickbacks to obtain referrals, according to the Courant, adding he claimed around $2,200 in income in 1992, but in reality earned nearly $500,000.
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President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland Wednesday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)
President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commuted sentences in the final hours of his presidency, including Drew Bo Brownstein, who was sentenced in 2012 to a year in prison for insider trading.
In a briefing, the White House said Brownstein was described by his sentencing judge as someone who goes out of his way to help people that are less fortunate.
Brownstein has paid his fines and forfeitures in full, the briefing says.
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