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    Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort And Charles Kushner

    The announcement comes as part of a wave of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of Trump's presidency.
    by Amita Kelly Dec 23, 2020 4 minutes
    President Trump emerges from the Oval Office on Wednesday as he departs the White House en route to Florida's Mar-a-Lago, where he will spend Christmas and New Year's Eve.

    Updated 11 p.m. ET

    President Trump issued dozens more pardons on Wednesday evening 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 willingness to flout the norms of presidential conduct.

    Paul Manafort

    Manafort, who was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after from a minimum-security federal lockup and moved to home confinement over concerns about the coronavirus.

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