Trump pardons Paul Manafort
On 23 December 2020 President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Paul Manafort, who had received combined sentences of about seven and a half years in two federal cases brought by the special counsel. Mueller's final report had described in detail how Trump signalled to Manafort and Roger Stone that pardons might be possible if they stayed loyal.
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On 23 December 2020 President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Paul Manafort, who had received combined sentences of about seven and a half years in two federal cases brought by the special counsel. Mueller's final report had described in detail how Trump signalled to Manafort and Roger Stone that pardons might be possible if they stayed loyal.
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Factrail. (2026). Trump pardons Paul Manafort. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/trump-pardons-manafort-2020-12-23
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