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President Trump s latest batch of late-term pardons, issued Wednesday, went to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, longtime friend Roger Stone, and the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, Charles Kushner. But the pardon list includes a series of other notable names.
It included Jesse Benton, who was campaign manager for the initial, successful Senate bid of Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, in 2010. Benton, 43, then went to work for the presidential campaign of the senator s father, then-Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who was seeking the Republican nomination.
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Margaret Hunter leaves a federal courthouse, San Diego, CA, USA - 24 Aug 2020. (K C Alfred/Shutterstock)
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA One day after pardoning former San Diego-area Rep. Duncan Hunter, who admitted misusing campaign funds for personal use, President Donald Trump Wednesday also granted a full pardon to Hunter s estranged wife, Margaret, who pleaded guilty to the same crime and was sentenced to eight months home confinement and three years probation.
Margaret Hunter, who also served as her husband s campaign manager, pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced in August.
Trump offered much the same reasoning for pardoning Margaret Hunter as he did for pardoning the former congressman, saying the case should have been treated a civil case by the Federal Election Commission, not a federal prosecution.
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Prez Trump issues 29 more clemencies on Festivus that include full pardons to Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner
As reported in this CNN piece, President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening announced 26 new pardons, including ones for longtime ally Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner s father, Charles. Here is a bit more:
Also included in Trump s pardon list Wednesday evening is former California GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter s wife, Margaret, just one day after Trump granted Duncan Hunter a full pardon. Margaret Hunter had pleaded guilty last year to conspiring knowingly and willingly to convert campaign funds for personal use.