US President Donald Trump grants pardons to 11 people, including nine who were convicted of violating the Clean Air Act, according to reporting from The New York Times and Deutsche Welle. The pardons use the president’s clemency authority for individuals previously found guilty under environmental regulations tied to the Clean Air Act.
In addition to the environmental cases, the president also pardons an associate connected to Jack Abramoff, a former lobbyist who was convicted in a fraud scheme. Deutsche Welle reports that the pardoned individual is linked to Abramoff and was previously convicted of related fraud. The New York Times similarly says the president’s clemency extends to a political supporter who pleaded guilty in a fraud involving Abramoff.
Across the two outlets, the core details are that the clemency package includes multiple Clean Air Act violators and at least one person associated with Abramoff’s broader fraud case. The reports do not indicate changes to how the underlying convictions were legally handled beyond the presidential pardons.
