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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump granted clemency on Tuesday to 11 people who served prison sentences for crimes in high-profile cases ranging from gambling fraud to tax evasion to drug-related charges.
Trump, who has broad clemency powers granted by the Constitution, granted full pardons – a full legal forgiveness for a crime – to seven people and commuted, or shortened, the sentences of four others.
Some cases involved high-profile figures, such as former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. Others, while not initially generating as much prominence, turned into causes célèbres for activists who considered the sentences unduly harsh.
Tuesday's clemency blitz means that he has granted 25 pardons and issued 10 commutations during his presidency.
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Here's a closer look at those who received clemency Tuesday.