pardoned

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He later sought to withdraw the plea, and Trump pardoned him in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Cambodia's former opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was serving a 27-year sentence for treason, has been pardoned, the country's former prime minister said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

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

This pattern began after the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974, when his successor, the establishment Republican Gerald Ford, pardoned him.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 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