Trump Pardons 73, Commutes Sentences Of 70 Others

President Donald Trump issued 73 pardons and 70 commutations in the final hours of his presidency. Those who benefited from a long-standing presidential tradition of exercising clemency powers included Trump's former political strategist and adviser Steve Bannon, who is facing fraud charges. Bannon was charged in August 2020 with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build awall on the US-Mexico