"Earlier this week, President Donald Trump made the most traditional pardons when he granted clemency to Waddle and Gobble, two turkeys, before jetting off to celebrate Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago. During his second term in office, Trump has issued many less conventional pardons. So far this year, Trump has granted clemency, including pardons and commutations, to more than 1,600 people compared to 238 acts of clemency during his entire first term, according to Pew Research Center. 1,500 of those were January 6 defendants."
"On Trump's first full day in office, he pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an online marketplace for illegal goods and services that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in sales, according to the FBI. In 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for drug trafficking, money laundering, and computer hacking, among other charges."
President Donald Trump granted clemency to Waddle and Gobble, two turkeys, before departing for Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago. During the second term, Trump issued many unconventional pardons and has granted more than 1,600 acts of clemency so far this year, compared with 238 during his entire first term; about 1,500 recipients were January 6 defendants. Recipients include famous individuals, staunch supporters, and notable businesspeople. High-profile business recipients include cryptocurrency executive Changpeng Zhao and former Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. Several recipients align with Trump’s policy agenda or provided political support.
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