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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly used his clemency authority as a political tool rather than an act of mercy, issued a final wave of pardons and commutations during his final hours in office, delivering relief for a mix of beneficiaries that included former strategist Steve Bannon, Republican Party and Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, found guilty in 2013 of corruption charges. He granted pardons to 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70, according to a news release from the White House on Wednesday, before he pardone...

Here are the 143 people Donald Trump pardoned the night before he left office, plus one revealed in his final minutes Posted WedWednesday 20 updated ThuThursday 21 JanJanuary 2021 at 5:12am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 13 m Donald Trump delivered a final speech to tout his administration’s record before boarding a plane to Florida. Share Print text only Cancel In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of 144 people. The first list, which included 143 names issued the night...

The group includes nonviolent offenders whose names have been percolating for years among advocates who believe their punishments never fit their crimes.