nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Trump Grants Slew Of Pardons, Including George Papadopoulos And Duncan Hunter||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Clemency advocates have pressed President Trump to intervene in the cases of people hit with mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses who have filled prisons in the past few decades.

A marine stands outside the West Wing of the White House earlier this week. President Trump has been lobbied by advocates to use his powers to grant pardons and commutations ahead of leaving office.



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Trump Grants Slew Of Pardons, Including George Papadopoulos And Duncan Hunter

Clemency advocates have pressed President Trump to intervene in the cases of people hit with mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses who have filled prisons in the past few decades.