China News Service, January 20. According to foreign media reports, U.S. President Trump pardoned and commuted 143 people during the last few hours of his term.
Among them, 73 were granted pardons, including Bannon, the former chief strategist of the White House, who was previously accused of fraud in a crowdfunding project to build the border wall between the United States and Mexico.
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According to reports, Trump pardoned a total of 73 people this time and reduced their sentences for another 70 people.
Those who received pardons and reduced sentences also included rappers and former members of Congress.
Earlier, the "New York Times" of the United States pointed out that Bannon’s pardon was particularly eye-catching because he was accused of a crime but has not yet been tried.
Usually, the vast majority of pardons and sentence reductions granted by the president are for those who have been convicted and sentenced.