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A Google engineer who stole 14,000 files of trade secrets on self-driving cars before going to work for Uber has been pardoned by President Trump.  Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last August for what a judge called 'the biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen', although he was not yet in custody.  He was one of 73 people pardoned by Trump on his final day in office, with the White House describing him as a 'brilliant' engineer with talents needed by the country. 'Mr Levandowski has paid a significant price for his actions and plans to devote his talents to...

Here is a look at all 143 people President Donald Trump granted pardons or commutations to on the final day of his presidency.

You're a co-host of the event. >> i had no role in determining who was awarded the award. i'll leave that to the organizers of yesterday's event. today's event and tomorrow is being organized and managed and directed under the offices of benedict college. >> all right. mayor steven benjamin, thank you. the event is ongoing throughout the weekend. you have ten democratic candidates dropping in. kamala harris said she wasn't going to because she was disturbed about this award being awarded to the president because she said he doesn't show any kind of commitment to civil justice and inequities. i...

Unfair treatment african americans get in the justice system. >> we'll never let up on our efforts to ensure our justice system is fair for every single american. i have my own experience. you know that. you see what's going on with the witch hunt. >> so joining me now to discuss is the mayor of colombia, south carolina, steven benjamin. thanks for being with us. >> thanks ma'am. >> does it rub you the wrong way that the president earlier in the week used the word lynching in a tweet to describe what he's feeling and then at an hbcu saying he can understand the feelings about the criminal just...

That state has turned into the black woman's primary that means black women consultants and political leaders will matter. steven benjamin, the first black mayor of the city of columbia, south carolina, is the head of conference of mayors, he is a king maker if you are a black person running against lindsey graham or in any way involved in 2020, you won this week. this week puts south carolina on the map. >> can i say quickly to jason's point that jamie harrison, he was the first african-american chair of the south carolina democratic party and he's thinking about challenging lindsey graham we...