Donald Trump pardons former strategist Steve Bannon

The pardons and commutations for 143 people, including Bannon, were announced after midnight on Wednesday in the final hours of Trump’s White House term.

Wed, 20 Jan, 2021 - 06:52

Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

US President Donald Trump has pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a late flurry of clemency action benefiting nearly 150 people.

The pardons and commutations for 143 people, including Bannon, were announced after midnight on Wednesday in the final hours of Trump’s White House term.