“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.”

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Based on related reporting. This does not summarize the original publisher’s reasoning.

Related reporting describes Trump’s pardon of Nikola founder Trevor Milton before restitution was set, after prosecutors sought $660 million, and says a commutation for Marian Morgan removed further restitution conditions. The excerpt reports these and other clemency-related penalties but does not establish the claim’s total of more than $1 billion.[S1]