Democracy Matters 

#FiveYearsAgoToday #AreWeGreatYet

January 19, 2021 – In one of his last acts as president, Trump issued late-night pardons to Steve Bannon and other allies.

1/3

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/19/us/inauguration-day-biden#trump-pardons-bannon

#TrumpMustGo #TrumpKillsAmerica #RepublicansOwnThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Trump Pardons Bannon Hours Before Leaving Office

President Trump made the decision to pardon Stephen K. Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, after a day of frantic efforts to sway his thinking. He also pardoned Elliott Broidy, a Trump fund-raiser who pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate foreign lobbying laws.

The New York Times
Jan 19 at 4:05pmWeb
Show threadDemocracy Matters Jan 19

Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist, was charged with cheating donors who thought their money was going toward the construction of a border wall. He had not yet been tried, and the rare pre-emptive pardon would protect him from any conviction.

2/3

Show threadDemocracy Matters Jan 19

In his final round of pardons, Trump granted clemency to 143 people in all, including Elliott Broidy, a fund-raiser who violated foreign lobbying laws, and Rick Renzi and Robert Hayes, both former House Republicans. Renzi was convicted of corruption, and Hayes pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

3/3