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Trump Pardons 15, Including Republican Allies, Ex-Campaign Aide
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December 23, 2020
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1:38Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump issued a slew of pardons on Tuesday, including for two people convicted as part of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and for three former Republican congressmen convicted of a range of financial crimes.
From the Mueller investigation, Trump pardoned former campaign aide George Papadopoulos, who was convicted of lying to the FBI, and Alex van der Zwaan, a lawyer who was also convicted of making false statements during the Russia probe. He also pardoned and four men who worked as security guards for Blackwater and had been convicted in relation to the 2007 killing of Iraqi civilians.
The actions are likely to prompt renewed criticism that Trump has used his pardon power to protect political allies, and could generate concern that the president is undermining efforts at the Justice Department and the Pentagon to ensure cooperation with criminal investigations.
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