Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump granted full pardons to a conservative advocate and a former newspaper publisher who recently wrote a book praising the President, the White House announced Wednesday. The White House said the experience "changed his life" and formed his later career as a conservative advocate for criminal justice revisions, including with the First Step Act, the criminal justice bill Trump signed into law last year. CNN has reached out to the White House to ask about Nolan's connections to the criminal justice effort and Wednesday's pardon. "Family and friends have long sought clemency for Mr. Nolan, alongside notable advocates like former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and author Arnold Steinberg," the White House said. "In light of these facts, Mr. Nolan is entirely deserving of this Grant of Executive Clemency."

Source: CNN May 16, 2019 02:14 UTC