WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: Roger Stone (C), former advisor to President Donald Trump, walks with his wife Nydia Stone (R) and his legal team as he arrives for the first day of his trial at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse on November 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Image: Getty)
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump granted pardons to former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former adviser Roger Stone, erasing the most significant convictions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller Russia probe.
Trump also issued a pardon for Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
In the past week, Trump has issued a number of allies presidential pardons, which he had previously been reluctant to grant.
On Wednesday, Trump issued 26 pardons and commuted part or all of the sentences of another three people, in addition to the group he had granted executive-branch relief to last week.
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Clemency pertains to various forms of presidential mercy, most notably, commutations and pardons.
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