Don’s last-minute pardons include Bannon, 73 others
The commutations came in addition to actions Trump took after losing Nov. 3 elections FAREWELL ADDRESS: TRUMP’S ‘BEST WISHES’ TO NEW ADMIN
Washington, Jan. 20: Outgoing President Donald Trump has pardoned his former political strategist Steve Bannon, one of the key architects of his 2016 electoral victory, as he issued a wave of pardons using the final hours of his presidency to grant clemency to 143 people.
The record 73 pardons and 70 commutations came in addition to the dozens of similar actions that Trump took after he lost the November 3 presidential elections to Joe Biden of the Democratic
Party. Biden, 78, will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday.
The White House in a statement issued on Wednesday said that Trump granted a full pardon to Bannon, who was in charge of the final months of his 2016 presidential campaign.
Bannon was indicted in August when New York federal prosecutors charged him and three others with defrauding donors of more than a million dollars as part of an
Washington, Jan. 20: Extending his “best wishes” and praying for the success of the new administration in keeping America safe and prosperous, outgoing US President Donald Trump in his farewell address has said that Americans must unify around their shared
online fundraising campaign purportedly aimed at supporting Trump's values and rise above partisan rancour to forge their common destiny.
Trump has still not fully accepted the result of last November's election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump, a Republican, made no mention of Biden in his prerecorded video address,
border wall.
The White House in its statement said Bannon but did allude to the violence at the Capitol earlier this month.
In the video farewell message released by the White House on Tuesday, Trump, 74, said he embarked on a mission to make America great again for all Americans. has been an important leader in the conservative movement and is known for his political acumen.
Besides Bannon, other pardon recipients included Elliott Broidy, a former top fundraiser for Trump's campaign who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy relating to a secret lobbying campaign to influence the Trump administration on behalf of a foreign billionaire in exchange for millions of dollars, and Ken Kurson, a friend of Trump's son-inlaw Jared Kushner who was charged last October with cyberstalking during a heated divorce.
Trump also granted a full pardon to rapper Lil Wayne who had pleaded guilty to a gun possession charge in Miami.
Another rapper, Kodak Black, received a commutation after he pleaded guilty to a weapons charge. Brett Berish of Sovereign Brands, who supports a pardon for Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, described him as “trustworthy, kind-hearted and generous,” the White House said.