FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, speaks with reporters in New York after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall. Trump is expected to pardon Bannon, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as part of a flurry of last-minute clemency action that appears to be still in flux in the last hours of his presidency.
The White House cited his post-prison volunteer work, military career and the support he received from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Trump ally. But that support was troubling to Bhandari, who said it appeared that Cunningham and others in a “rogue’s gallery” of recipients benefited more from their proximity to power than from the actual merit of their cases.
And many of the names on Trump’s last list were conventional and non-controversial selections, including relatively anonymous drug offenders seen as having rehabilitated themselves during long stays in prison. Those types of defendants were also pardoned en masse by previous administrations. The pardon was notable not only because Bannon has steadfastly asserted his innocence — the Justice Department pardon process values acceptance of responsibility — but because the criminal prosecution was still in its early stages. The pardon nullified the case while the trial was still months away, eliminating the prospect for any punishment for Bannon.
_Politics It's just organized crime.
This fake news is sad..
JonLemire Jon & AP won't show You, but Democrat President Truman (a KuKluxKlanCard Holder) has the most w/ Obama a close 2nd!
Wow! The AP got one? Good for you guys.
2016 started off with Bannon dom-riding/ass-fucking Trump while Lady Liberty looked on next to a portrait of a wall. I'd like to think we're moving past that as of today. Hard to be sure, for sure and surely Fuck Trump, Bannon and criminal pardons.
How many did Obama have?
_Politics Just as Obama did
JonLemire And most likely to profit from!
Do we know if he pardoned any of the insurrectionists from 2 weeks ago?
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