{"id":11149,"date":"2021-01-20T08:30:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T08:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=184367"},"modified":"2021-02-04T22:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T22:42:01","slug":"donald-trump-joe-exotic-pardon-julian-assange","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/donald-trump-joe-exotic-pardon-julian-assange\/","title":{"rendered":"A Live Update On Donald Trump\u2019s Pardon List"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_184369\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\" style=\"width: 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184369\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_184369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184369\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184369 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TrumpPrisoners.jpg?resize=1024%2C576\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Getty. Edit: Kimberlee Kessler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p>UPDATE: The White House has now released in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-012021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">press statement<\/a> the full list of those who will be granted clemency.<\/p>\n<p>We knew Donald Trump would not leave the White House quietly. In fact, one of his most polarizing acts as President would occur on the eve of Inauguration Day when Joe Biden would take the helm of the United States. Mere hours before he is set to travel to Florida, Trump is releasing a list of people who will be pardoned of their crimes.<\/p>\n<p>White-collar criminals, celebrities, and criminal justice cases are among 150 people granted clemency by the 45th President. Most notably, Julian Assange, Lil Wayne, and Edward Snowden are rumored. Joe Exotic\u2019s lawyers were so confident of his release, a limo is parked outside the prison awaiting his departure.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will not pardon himself or his family, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/19\/politics\/trump-self-pardon-warning\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> as he has been warned it will make him look guilty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the stretch Limo standing by at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoeExotic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#JoeExotic<\/a> Fort Worth Lawyers office. I\u2019m told they\u2019re waiting on a call from the White House confirming the presidential pardon before heading to pick him up at the prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSDFW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@CBSDFW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tJzQHefxD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1tJzQHefxD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Molestina (@cbs11ken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbs11ken\/status\/1351644443477237760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, who made the cut? Below we\u2019ll confirm if the rumors are true. As for the most prolific celebrity criminals rumored to be pardoned, this is what you need to know.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-subheadline-style\">Michael \u201cHarry O\u201d Harris \u2013\u00a0<em>Pardoned<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/01\/19\/trump-commutes-sentence-of-snoop-dogg-pal-michael-harry-o-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>revealed on Tuesday that Death Row Records founder Michael \u201cHarry O\u201d Harris would have his prison sentence for attempted murder and cocaine trafficking commuted. It comes after rapper Snoop Dogg fiercely lobbied at the White House on behalf on Harris.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-subheadline-style\">Joseph Maldonado-Passage aka \u2018Joe Exotic\u2019 \u2013\u00a0<em>Excluded from pardon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic, found worldwide fame following the release of the Netflix Documentary, <em>Tiger King, <\/em>in early 2020. He is currently serving a 22-year sentence after being found guilty for a murder-for-hire plot as well as violating wildlife laws. His appearance on the streaming platform has inspired a slew of <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/the-loud-shirt-edit-inspired-by-the-one-and-only-joe-exotic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fashion trends<\/a> and even Hallowe&#8217;en costumes from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/kim-kardashian-carole-baskin-halloween-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Kardashian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-subheadline-style\">Julian Assange \u2013\u00a0<em>Excluded from pardon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is perhaps the most infamous name on the list. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is currently in the UK, fighting extradition to the US, where he is wanted for espionage charges that carry a maximum of 175 years in prison. Doubts fell on the pardon however, as Donald Trump may not want to anger the Republican senators who advised against releasing Assange in the lead up to his impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<p>Assange is wanted in relation to the 2010 \u201cpublication of secret diplomatic cables and files on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq including a US military video showing an Apache attack helicopter killing civilians,\u201d according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/europe\/julian-assanges-lawyers-fear-offer-to-return-to-australia-is-a-legal-trap\/news-story\/6da5f3637e1ba377c84440c31323d3cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News.com.au<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-subheadline-style\">dwayne carter aka \u2018Lil Wayne\u2019 \u2013\u00a0<em>Pardoned<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, is a strong supporter of Donald Trump. Last year, he pleaded guilty to possessing a gold-plated handgun while traveling to Florida in a private jet in 2019. This was illegal due to a prior conviction. He was also found to be in possession of cocaine, ecstasy, and oxycodone.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-subheadline-style\">kodak black \u2013 <i>commutation<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rapper Kodak Black will be freed from prison after serving over a year in jail for falsifying information on federal forms to buy four firearms from a Miami gun shop twice, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trump-pardons\/as-he-leaves-office-trump-pardons-former-top-strategist-bannon-idUSKBN29P0BE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>He was originally supposed to serve out 46 months behind bars for the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Lil Yachty asked Trump to commute Black\u2019s prison sentence. \u201cHey @realDonaldTrump. My friend @KodakBlack1k deserves to be commuted,\u201d he tweeted on Jan. 4. \u201cThe system punished him way too hard for a paperwork crime. #FreeKodak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It worked.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-subheadline-style\">Steve Bannon \u2013\u00a0<em>pardoned\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s former advisor, Steve Bannon, was ousted from the White House in 2017. He was charged in 2020 with fraud of donors in a crowd-funding campaign with funds believed to be used to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. He pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and money laundering and was released on a $5 million bond ahead of the trial in May, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-subheadline-style\">Edward Snowden \u2013\u00a0<em>excluded from pardon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Edward Snowden, a mass surveillance whistleblower has been holed up in Russia after leaking documents on the National Security Agency\u2019s highly secretive spying programs. Again, a pardon for Edward Snowden would be controversial for the Republican senators who have the power to acquit Trump of his <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/impeachment-celebrity-reactions-chrissy-teigen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second impeachment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s fleeting days in office were also used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-12-24\/donald-trump-pardons-paul-manafort-charles-kushner-roger-stone\/13012362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pardon some of his closest and controversial allies<\/a>. Among them include former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was sentenced to seven years in jail, convicted of money laundering and tax evasion. Roger Stone received commutation on his sentence, charged with lying to congress and former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn, who was charged with lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 transition.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has wished the new administration luck in a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-expected-issue-pardons-84f1a283e988dc8c231d064c9cba08eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">speech<\/a> but made clear warning: \u201cI want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning. There\u2019s never been anything like it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1627,"featured_media":11158,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Live Update On Donald Trump\u2019s Pardon List - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mere hours before he is set to travel to Florida, Donald Trump has released a list of people that will be pardoned of their crimes.\u00a0White-collar criminals, celebrities and criminal justice cases are among 150 people grant clemency by the 45th President.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/donald-trump-joe-exotic-pardon-julian-assange\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Live Update On Donald Trump\u2019s Pardon List\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mere hours before he is set to travel to Florida, Donald Trump has released a list of people that will be pardoned of their crimes.\u00a0White-collar criminals, celebrities and criminal justice cases are among 150 people grant clemency by the 45th President.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/donald-trump-joe-exotic-pardon-julian-assange\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-04T22:42:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/TrumpPrisoners.jpg?fit=1280%2C720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/donald-trump-joe-exotic-pardon-julian-assange\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/donald-trump-joe-exotic-pardon-julian-assange\/\",\"name\":\"A Live Update On Donald Trump\u2019s Pardon List - 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