Steve Bannon and Lil Wayne among 143 pardoned by Donald Trump hours before he leaves White House - but Julian Assange did not make the list
direct to your inboxFormer chief strategist Steve Bannon has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.Rapper Lil Wayne and Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy are also among the 143 people to benefit from a late flurry of clemency action.However Wikileaks founder Julian Assange did not make the list, despite his supporters hoping Mr Trump would act.His partner Stella Moris previously said: “I urge the (US) Department of Justice to drop the charges and the President of the United States to pardon Julian.”The pardons and commutations were announced after midnight on Wednesday in the final hours of Mr Trump’s White House term and just hours before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.A statement from the White House said: