White House considering ‘250 pardons for 250 years’: Report

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White House officials are working on a plan for President Donald Trump to pardon 250 convicts in celebration of the United States’ 250 years of independence.

Trump has not yet been presented with the idea, and the proposal may not reach the president’s desk because his advisers are split on how the move would be received.

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