Donald Trump Pardons: 6 Eyebrow-Raising Highlights From His Clemency Spree
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump has issued a wave of pardons and clemency just hours before he was set to leave office. Steve Bannon The former chief strategist and long-time Trump adviser was facing trial and a possible conviction for his role in a coordinated scheme to fleece the president’s supporters with a border wall fundraiser. Lil Wayne has previously voiced his support for Trump and endorsed him for a second term in office, posting a photo of the pair after a “great meeting.” Trump also pardoned the rapper Kodak Black, who had also been prosecuted on federal weapons charges. Ken Kurson The former editor of the New York Observer and a close friend of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Kurson had been charged with cyberstalking last October. Michael Harris Co-founder of Death Row Records, Michael “Harry O” Harris was granted clemency after serving nearly 30 years on attempted murder and drug-trafficking charges.