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Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne In Final Clemency Flurry

Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close

President Trump has pardoned his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, who was indicted for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of people in an online campaign to raise funds for a southern border wall — part of a flurry of acts and clemency in the final hours of his administration.

The lengthy list of pardons landed after midnight. Trump is slated to leave the White House for the last time early

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