Of the 65 pardons and commutations that Trump had granted before Wednesday, 60 have gone to petitioners who had a personal tie to Trump or who helped his political aims
Roger Stone, President Donald Trump's former campaign adviser, leaves Federal District Court in Washington, Nov. 15, 2019. Trump doled out clemency to a new group of loyalists on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, including Stone, wiping away convictions and sentences as he aggressively employed his power to override courts, juries and prosecutors to apply his own standard of justice for his allies. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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