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Sat Jun 7, 2025, 09:18 PM Jun 2025

Did Donald Trump's pardons wipe out $1 billion in debt owed to the US? Yes [View all]

President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.

People and companies pardoned by Trump could save up to $1.3 billion
Trevor Milton $676,054,698
Ross William Ulbricht $183,961,921
HDR Global Trading Limited $100,000,000
Lawrence Duran $87,553,863
Jason Galanis $80,817,513
Devon Archer $43,427,436
Ozy Media Inc. $36,769,153
Carlos Watson $36,769,153
Marian Morgan $19,958,995
Imaad Shah Zuberi $17,455,080
Todd Chrisley $17,270,742
Benjamin Delo $10,000,000
Arthur Hayes $10,000,000
Samuel Reed $10,000,000
Julie Chrisley $4,740,645
Paul Walczak $4,381,266
Charles Overton Scott $505,000
Jeremy Hutchinson $355,535
James T. Callahan $315,000
Gregory Dwyer $150,000
Michael Grimm $148,907
John Rowland $117,000
Michelle Fiore $70,000
Alexander Sittenfeld $40,000
TOTAL $1,340,861,907


From: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jun/06/liz-oyer/donald-trump-pardons-wipe-out-billion-debts/

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