pardoned

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Rapper Lil Wayne and former chief strategist Steve Bannon were also pardoned at the same time, on Trump’s final day in office during his first term.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

While former Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio was also convicted for seditious conspiracy over the riot, he was pardoned.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He pardoned Joe Lewis, a British billionaire whose family owns an English Premier League soccer club and who had pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

For this, Milton was sentenced to four years in prison — however, President Donald Trump pardoned Milton in March 2025.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

"He had helped persuade my sister that Stark should be pardoned, on the condition that he take the black."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin