Trump Pardons Include Former Aide From Illinois
UpdatedWed, Dec 23, 2020 at 10:02 am CT Reply George Papadopoulos was sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad. Trump's actions in his final weeks in office show a president who is wielding his executive power to reward loyalists and others who he believes have been w...