United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned another 26 people, erasing convictions and sentences of his loyalists, in a sec...
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned another 26 people, erasing convictions and sentences of his loyalists, in a second wave of clemency before he vacates office, reported AFP.
Among those who were pardoned in this round was former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his longtime adviser Roger Stone, and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, the White House said in a statement.
Charles Kushner, a real estate magnate, had pleaded guilty to charges, including tax evasion and witness tampering in 2004. Manafort was among those convicted in 2018 in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, while Stone was convicted of lying to Congress about his attempts to contact Wikileaks, the website that released damaging emails about Trump’s 2016 election rival Hillary Clinton.
Also on the list was Margaret Hunter, the wife of former Representative Duncan D Hunter, republican of California. Both of them had pleaded guilty to charges of misusing campaign funds for personal expenses, according to The New York Times. Duncan D Hunter was pardoned by the president on Tuesday.
A pardon is an expression of the president’s forgiveness that confers extra privileges such as restoring the convict’s right to vote or serve on juries. Presidents often grand...
