Trump pardoned them

wash Post 12/2023
* Trump pardoned them. Now they’re helping him return to power.
By Beth Reinhard, Manuel Roig-Franzia and Clara Ence Morse
:(germ: Trump hat sie begnadigt. Jetzt helfen sie ihm, an die Macht zurückzukehren.)
* Link of the article behind a Wash.Post-paywall.
Trump granted during his four-year tenure in the White House 238 clemency orders, pardoning an array of individuals that included figures like former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, attorney I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik.
Many of Trump's pardons and commutations were highly controversial, as some observers criticized the then-president for what they believed was his focus on those who were convicted of white-collar offenses and individuals who possessed ties to influential donors.
In an analysis of Trump's clemency orders, The Washington Post found that dozens of individuals who received commutations or pardons from the then-president are now some of the most vocal backers of his 2024 White House bid, while others have either donated to his campaign or have repeated his false claims about the 2020 race that he lost to now-President Joe Biden.
 
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