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LANSING — President Donald Trump included a former Republican congressman from Michigan in the grants of clemency he handed out Wednesday.Trump pardoned Mark Siljander, who served time for charges related to work he did for an Islamic charity that federal authorities had linked to terrorist groups.Siljander, 69, who represented southwest Michigan from 1981 to 1987, pleaded guilty in 2010 to obstruction of justice and to acting as an unregistered foreign agent in federal court in Missouri,

LANSING — President Donald Trump included a former Republican congressman from Michigan in the grants of clemency he handed out Wednesday.Trump pardoned Mark Siljander, who served time for charges related to work he did for an Islamic charity that federal authorities had linked to terrorist groups.Siljander, 69, who represented southwest Michigan from 1981 to 1987, pleaded guilty in 2010 to obstruction of justice and to acting as an unregistered foreign agent in federal court in Missouri,

Rep. Upton: 'beyond disappointed' with Trump's pardon of former Michigan congressman FOX 17 and last updated 2020-12-25 10:03:54-05 (WXMI) — Ahead of Christmas, President Donald Trump gave the gift of pardon to more than 40 people in just two days. Some are his close associates who were prosecuted during the Mueller investigation into Russian collusion, which the president has called a hoax. The list includes former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort who is serving 7 and a half years after pleading guilty to multiple charges. And former adviser and friend Roger Stone, who’s sente...

Justice Department data show Trump has granted clemency to just 0.5 per cent of requesters About 10,000 have asked for pardons or clemency Trump has been on a two-day pardon spree Granted to Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner's father Charles Also provided to two GOP lawmakers convicted of crimes who were first endorsers  Biggest uproar since Clinton's pardon of financier Marc Rich George H.W. Bush pardoned Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Iran Contra figures Trump has tweeted he has 'the absolute right to PARDON myself' but scholars are split

New round of Trump clemency includes former campaign chair Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner’s father Author: Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey, Colby Itkowitz, Jonathan O'Connell, The Washington Post Updated: December 23, 2020 Published December 23, 2020 Share on Facebook Print article WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted pardons or other clemency to another 29 people, including real estate developer Charles Kushner, his son-in-law’s father, and two former advisers who were convicted as part of the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election - once aga...