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Butina was later revealed to be a Russian agent. Erickson was sentenced to seven years in prison, and was serving his sentence at the time Trump pardoned him. In issuing the pardon, Trump's White House asserted that Erickson had committed only a "minor financial crime." Trump's aide Kellyanne Conway advocated the pardon. [118] January 13, 2021
Trump called Blagojevich's sentence "unfair", saying that Blagojevich's statements about enriching himself were "stupid", but also the sort of thing "that many other politicians say". [155] Blagojevich filed a petition officially asking President Trump for commutation of sentence on June 5, 2018. [ 156 ]
President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor and Celebrity Apprentice contestant, while giving pardons to such high-profile figures as former San ...
President Donald Trump speaks about commuting Blagojevich on February 18, 2020. Video from the White House. On February 18, 2020, President Donald Trump commuted Rod Blagojevich's prison sentence. Blagojevich was released from prison that day, having served about eight years of his 14-year sentence. [176] [177] [178]
Presidential pardons are not new or without controversy, but Hunter Biden's "full and unconditional pardon" has some wondering what President-elect Donald Trump will do. While president, Trump ...
When Trump comes back for a second term, some individuals he could be looking to pardon include rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro ...
Federalist president John Adams pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 20 people. [3] Among them are: David Bradford, for his role in the Whiskey Rebellion; John Fries, for his role in Fries's Rebellion; convicted of treason due to opposition to a tax; Fries and others were pardoned, and a general amnesty was issued for everyone involved in 1800.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told reporters he was considering a pardon of Martha Stewart and commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Trump made the comments on a ...