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President Donald Trump issued 11 pardons Friday, including nine for people convicted of Clean Air Act violations tied to disabling diesel vehicle emissions controls or selling devices to bypass them. He announced six of the emissions-related pardons on Truth Social as cases involving people “in, or being sent to, prison, for ‘fixing their car,’” and said he was “setting them all free.” The clemency list also included Adam Kidan, a former business partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff who was sentenced to 70 months in prison for fraud.

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