Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell and Pardon
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Raw Story on MSN'Haven’t thought about it': Trump's 'familiar' pardon line exposed in devastating montagePresident Donald Trump denied considering a pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, telling reporters he "hasn't thought about it" while acknowledging he has the power to do so. But CNN anchor Erin Burnett fired back Friday evening on her show,
Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 16 people or companies with fines totalling at least $102,647,458—money that would have gone into federal government coffers.
Trump's pardon for Erickson, 59, comes as the seasoned Republican operative from South Dakota had begun serving an 84-month sentence in a Minnesota federal prison last year.
FILE – President Donald Trump holds up a full pardon for Alice Marie Johnson, left, in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)