President Trump
Donald Trump: Iran convicts US businessman of espionage: DC denounces, state capitals see few problems and strong security amid protests. Pardon claimants have paid tens of thousands to Trump allies to pressure the president: NYT MORE He is reportedly considering issuing pardons his last full day in office for rapper Lil Wayne and former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
The New York Times reported that the names are among a list of pardons the president intends to announce Tuesday. The list is likely to cover at least 60 pardons or commutes that could end up exceeding 100.
People informed of the calls told the Times that he has been making calls to some of the recipients and that he held another meeting on the subject on Monday.
Lil Wayne he pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge in December and faces ten years in prison. In December 2019 he was accused of illegally carrying a loaded pistol while traveling from California to South Florida.
The rapper met with Trump in October, and praised the “Platinum Plan” proposed by the president to help the black community.
Silver was convicted twice of corruption charges in 2015. The former Democratic lawmaker did sentenced to 78 months in prison in July 2020.
Also on the list is Sholam Weiss, according to The Times, who was sentenced to more than 800 years in 2000 for fraud, bank fraud and money laundering for a fraud scheme that defrauded a company of $ 450 million. insurance.
The White House declined to comment to the New York Times and did not immediately return any requests for comments from The Hill.
Various media outlets were reported before Monday that the new batch of about 100 pardons will likely cover white-collar criminals and high-profile rappers.
The president issued a large number of pardons in December and reportedly raised the idea forgiving and relatives.
Officials told the Times that Trump is not expected to pardon either him or his children Eric Trump
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