Just before heading to his private club in Palm Beach for the holidays, President Trump issued a wave of 26 pardons and three commutations on Wednesday. Prominent names included in the list of pardons are former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and adviser Roger Stone, who were prosecuted and convicted in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into foreign interference in the 2016 election. FORMER REP. CHRIS COLLINS RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER TRUMP PARDONStone's pardon comes after his sentence was previously commuted by Trump in July. President Trump can be the purveyor of justice over the vile machinations of wicked pretenders to the mantle of public service." In addition, Trump pardoned more than 20 other individuals, who pleaded guilty to offenses including various cyber crimes, firearm possession, and mail fraud.

Source: Fox News December 24, 2020 00:53 UTC