Trump issues 26 more pardons, commutations including Stone, Manafort
(Worthy News) – President Donald Trump granted 26 new pardons and commutations on Wednesday including additional pardons for individuals involved in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Trump granted full pardons to his former campaign adviser Roger Stone and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort who were both convicted of multiple crimes related to Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential collusion by Trump’s campaign.
Overall, Trump has pardoned five people connected with Mueller’s investigation including his former national security adviser Michael Flynn in November as well as George Papadopoulos, the former foreign policy adviser for Trump’s 2016 campaign, and Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan in another flurry of pardons on Tuesday. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]