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Donald Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies A file photo of US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP) . Updated: 23 Dec 2020, 05:20 PM IST AP 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 wronged by a legal system he sees as biased against him and his allies Share Via Read Full Story WASHINGTON : President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in...

President  Donald Trump pardoned 15 people and commuted the sentences of an additional five people on Tuesday (December 22). The biggest name to receive a presidential pardon was former Trump campaign advisor  George Papadopoulos, who was convicted of making false statements to investigators during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference. Alex van der Zwaan, who also pleaded guilty to lying to investigators, received a pardon as well. Duncan Hunter, a former GOP congressman from California and a Trump ally, was also pardoned after pleading guilty to misu...

Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency Posted on Today, President Donald J. Trump granted Full Pardons to 15 individuals and commuted part or all of the sentences of an additional 5 individuals. Alfonso Costa — President Trump granted a full pardon to Alfonso Costa, a dentist from Pittsburgh.  Dr. Costa’s request for clemency was supported by Dr. Ben Carson and Jerome Bettis, as well as by numerous business associates, patients, and community leaders from Pittsburgh.  Dr. Costa pled guilty to one count of health care fraud related to false billing, t...

Trump commutes remaining prison term of former Texas GOP congressman Steve Stockman, who was convicted of misusing charitable funds Texas Tribune Updated:  Tags:  Former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, right, leaves the United States District Courthouse in Houston in 2018. Outgoing President Donald Trump commuted the remainder of Stockman’s 10-year prison sentence for misuse of charitable funds. Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. President Donald J. Trump on Tues...

Trump Pardons 15 People, Including Several GOP Allies, Mercenaries Convicted of Iraqi Massacre On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced a batch of pardons, including forgiveness for two defendants who pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The wave of 15 pardons, and five sentence commutations also includes several of Trump’s GOP allies and four Blackwater guards convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad. Former Trump Campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos and Dutch attorney Alex Van der Zwaan, both of ...