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Trump issues 26 more pardons, including to Paul Manafort, Roger Stone US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (AFP) Rebecca Ballhaus, , The Wall Street Journal Stone and Manafort played instrumental roles in president’s political rise; Charles Kushner is also among those pardoned Share Via Read Full Story President Trump issued 26 more pardons on Wednesday, granting clemency to individuals including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, longtime adviser Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, his son-in-law’s father. Mr. Trump, who used the clemency power only sparingly early ...

Trump pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner and others Doha Madani and Tom Winter © Provided by NBC News President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including longtime confidant Roger Stone, former campaign manager Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law. Trump previously commuted Stone’s sentence in July of this year but on Wednesday offered him a full pardon, citing his age and health conditions. Manafort, who was sentenced to 47 months last year on fraud and tax charges, was also offered a full pardon. T...

“Due to prosecutorial misconduct by Special Counsel Mueller’s team, Mr. Stone was treated very unfairly,” the White House said. “He was subjected to a pre-dawn raid of his home, which the media conveniently captured on camera. Mr. Stone also faced potential political bias at his jury trial. Pardoning him will help to right the injustices he faced at the hands of the Mueller investigation.” He had been convicted of obstructing Congress and threatening a witness. The White House said Mr. Manafort, who spent nearly two years in prison for bank and tax fraud, illegal foreign lobbying...

Samuel Corum / AFP via Getty Images Originally published on December 24, 2020 12:30 am Updated 11 p.m. ET to many wealthy and well-connected convicts with ties to his innermost circles , including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Republican operative Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, the father-in-law of Ivanka Trump. In total, Trump pardoned 26 people and commuted the sentences of three more people — the second consecutive night of what is expected to be a flurry of acts of clemency before he leaves office. The pardons and commutations to such close allies showcase Trump's will...

President Donald Trump has pardoned Mark Siljander, a former Michigan congressman who pleaded guilty in 2010 to obstruction of justice and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Siljander, a Republican, represented southwest Michigan in the U.S. House from 1981 through 1986, when he lost to current U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, in the primary. Upton said Thursday that he was "beyond disappointed" with Trump's decision to use his pardon authority for Siljander. In 2012, federal prosecutors argued he deserved a "significant sentence" and proposed a prison term of three to four years. Si...