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Former Congressman Mark Siljander served time in prison on charges related to work for an Islamic charity that federal officials linked to terrorist groups.
Former Michigan Congressman Pardoned By President Trump Patch 12/24/2020 Joey Oliver © AP Photo/Patrick Semansky President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday. MICHIGAN — A former Michigan congressman who was convicted of obstructing justice and failing to register as a foreign agent was among 29 people granted pardons or clemency on Wednesday by President Donald Trump. Trump granted a full pardon to Mark Siljander, 69, who previously served as a member of Michigan's U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1987. Tr...
'Russian collusion was a fantasy': George Papadopoulos blasts Mueller probe for 'setting traps' for Trump campaign and says 'we still need answers' on how the investigation started after being pardoned by the president Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos appeared on Fox News on Wednesday night, a day after receiving a presidential pardon He thanked Trump before railing against his conviction and the Mueller report 'Russian collusion was a fantasy' he claimed as he accused ‘the Obama administration’s intel agencies’ of targeting him Papadopoulos also alleged that the Mueller...
Tonight President Trump pardoned Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and the father of Jared Kushner: AP – President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law. The actions bring to 49 the number of people who Trump in the last two days has granted clemency either through pardons or sentence commutations. Below is the full statement from the White House on all who were pardoned today, including the 3 commutations: Today, President Donald J. Trump granted Full Par...
Trump pardons include former Rand Paul campaign manager and convicted ex-congressman Print this article 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 senato...