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

They also noted that the government pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners last week.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 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

Several former presidents before Yoon had also been convicted and jailed, but were pardoned after serving just two to five years in prison – and many expect the same for Yoon.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Two of the white men involved were imprisoned for four years before being pardoned by President Millard Fillmore.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis