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Trump pardons more than 140 people, including former strategist Steve Bannon, in final hours of presidency

The pardons show Trump’s willingness to use his power in ways that explicitly aid his friends and supporters. The list also had conventional candidates whose cases had been championed by activists.

President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, speaks with reporters in August after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall.
President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, speaks with reporters in August after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall.Read moreEduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP
    by Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin and Eric Tuck, The Associated Press
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