Trump pardons 11 people, including Abramoff’s former business partner

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as helping people circumvent vehicle emissions control systems.

These acts of clemency come as Trump has issued a series of pardons during his second term, particularly for his allies, public figures and those considered politically aligned.

His use of the presidency’s considerable ability to unilaterally grant pardons and commute sentences is one of the ways in which the Republican’s return to power characterized an expansive use of executive power.

Trump announced some of the pardons on social media earlier Friday, without identifying any of the recipients by name.

“It is my great honor to sign pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden administration and who were incarcerated or sent to prison for ‘fixing their car,'” Trump wrote on his social network Truth.

“I RELEASE THEM ALL NOW!” » he said.

In a list provided Friday evening by the White House, Trump pardoned 11 people, including nine who faced charges related to Clean Air Act violations by disabling emissions monitoring systems on vehicles or selling devices to circumvent emissions systems.

The pardons come after Trump signed a memo Monday telling the Environmental Protection Agency that Americans can repair their own vehicles as they see fit. In signing the memo, Trump referenced a diesel mechanic he pardoned last year who had emissions monitoring systems disabled.

The memo also addressed aftermarket auto parts and would replace the California Air Resources Board’s ability to evaluate parts that affect vehicle emissions.

The White House, in releasing the list of those pardoned, said Trump had “relieved consumers of these regulatory burdens.”

Beyond the emissions-related pardons, Trump also issued a pardon Friday to Adam Kidan, a former business partner of Abramoff.

Kidan pleaded guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy related to the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats, and in 2006 he was sentenced to nearly six years in prison.

The case was part of a broader investigation into the early 2000s lobbying scandal involving Abramoff, Capitol Hill, the Interior Department and members of President George W. Bush’s administration.

After leaving prison in 2009, Kidan began working at a staffing agency, later founded a staffing company, Chartwell Staffing Solutions, and is now president of Empire Workforce Solutions, the White House said.

In March, Newsday reported that Kidan was among the hosts of a fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for a Republican congressional candidate on Long Island.

A message sent to Kidan’s company seeking comment was not immediately returned Friday evening.

Trump also pardoned the ranch’s owner, Jack Harvard, on Friday, citing a “remarkable record” after his conviction and praising him for allowing the U.S. military and NATO troops to train on his land for free.

The White House did not immediately release additional details about Harvard, including his conviction.

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