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2020 Election

Trump Pardons Jon Ponder, Founder of Prisoner Reentry Program, in RNC Appearance

Jon Ponder (L) and his wife Jamie Ponder (R) look on as President Donald Trump signs a document granting clemency to Ponder during the virtual RNC on Aug. 25, 2020. Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images
Mimi Nguyen Ly
Reporter
8/26/2020|Updated: 8/27/2020

President Donald Trump on the second night of the Republican National Convention pardoned the conviction of Jon Ponder, a former prisoner who founded a prisoner reentry program.

“Jon’s life is a beautiful testament to the power of redemption,” Trump announced in a video as he granted Ponder a full pardon, which covers the removal of a federal bank robbery charge from Ponder’s record.

Mimi Nguyen Ly
Mimi Nguyen Ly
Reporter
Mimi Nguyen Ly is a former reporter for The Epoch Times.
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