Nick Shirley went after
California for the wrong kind of FRAUD.
He turned them in,
and they went after
him, instead of pardoning, as I do, the people
that committed the FRAUD!
President DONALD J. TRUMP
Sources
- Trump commuted George Santos's entire sentence, with no fines or restitution, after Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft (Oct 2025)
- Trump pardoned Nikola's Trevor Milton before restitution could be ordered; at least 20 clemency recipients were also forgiven financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars