President Trump issued 26 more pardons on Wednesday, granting clemency to individuals including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, longtime adviser Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, his son-in-law’s father. Messrs. Stone and Manafort played instrumental roles in the president’s political rise, with Mr. Manafort serving as his campaign chairman in 2016 and Mr. Stone acting as a longtime political confidant. Mr. Manafort tweeted: “Mr. The president pardoned Mr. Stone, a longtime friend and political adviser, after commuting his sentence in July, days before Mr. Stone was to report to prison. Ms. McEnany said pardoning Mr. Stone “will help to right the injustices he faced at the hands of the Mueller investigation."

Source: Mint December 24, 2020 10:41 UTC