In one of his final acts in office Donald Trump pardoned Steve Bannon, his former chief strategist and the man who stole money from his own supporters.
“President Trump granted a full pardon to Stephen Bannon. Prosecutors pursued Mr. Bannon with charges related to fraud stemming from his involvement in a political project,” the statement from White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany read. “Mr. Bannon has been an important leader in the conservative movement and is known for his political acumen.”
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Bannon defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors/ Trump supporters who contributed to a fundraising campaign for a private border wall.
Bannon was one notable figure included in the 143 individuals Trump granted clemency in the final hours of his presidency. 73 received pardons, while 70 were granted commutations.
Other notable figures in the wave of pardons and computations were rapper Lil Wayne, GOP fundraiser Elliot Broidy and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
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Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to federal gun charges. He met with Trump on the campaign trail in a meeting the campaign later touted as it courted Black voters, according to the Hill.
Kilpatrick, the former Democratic mayor of Detroit, was convicted in 2008 of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Elliot Broidy, was a former RNC fundraiser, who was charged last year with conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent as part of a back channel effort to lobby the Justice Department.
