Donald Trump grants pardons to 15 people, including George Papadopoulos

His role was to inform Hillary Clinton that the Russians had a “dirt file” after having a drink with then-British High Commissioner Alexander Downer of Australia in London in 2016, which Downer said. Was relayed to Canberra.

“The defendant’s crime was serious and damaged the government’s investigation into Russia’s intervention in the 2016 presidential election,” said a ruling recommendation memo from then-US special adviser Robert Mueller.

He was released under 12 months of surveillance after serving 12 days in federal prison for 14 days.

The White House said Papadopoulos was charged with “a process-related crime, a crime of making false statements,” as part of Muller’s investigation into what Trump accused of hunting witches.

“Today’s amnesty helps to correct the mistakes Mueller’s team has made to so many people,” the White House said.

The amnesty was part of a surge in such actions expected by a retired Republican president before Democratic President Joe Biden took office on January 20. Trump, who refused to admit, made an unfounded allegation of widespread voting fraud and an unsuccessful proceeding to overturn a series of consequences.

Last month, Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was twice guilty of lying to the FBI during a Russian investigation. Flynn’s amnesty has garnered criticism from Democrats and other critics.

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Three former Republican politicians, including former New York Congressman Chris Collins, were also amnesty.

Collins, 70, was the first legislator to support Trump’s candidacy in 2016 and was a strong defender of the president. He won the reelection in 2018, but resigned the following year.

“In 2019, Collins conspired to commit a securities fraud and pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI. Collins is now sentenced to 26 months in prison,” the White House said. I have. ” Trump also granted a full amnesty to former Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter, 44, in California. He pleaded guilty to a year ago for collusion of converting election funds to personal use.

Former Republican Rep. Steve Stockman, 64, of Texas, who was convicted of misusing the Charity Fund in 2018, was also pardoned.

The White House said he had been sentenced to more than two years in prison for more than two years and would remain subject to an order requiring a supervised release period and payment of more than $ 1 million in damages.

Trump has also commuted the rest of his release under the supervision of Crystal Munoz, who was convicted of a plot to distribute marijuana.

Munos spent many years in a federal prison in Fort Worth. Alice Johnson was pardoned by Trump in 2018 in a case defended by reality show star Kim Kardashian West.