In a controversial move during his final days in office, President Donald Trump issued pardons on Friday to eleven individuals, including Adam Kidan, a former business partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and nine people who had been convicted for violating the Clean Air Act by tampering with vehicle emissions control systems or selling devices that enabled such bypasses. The White House justified these pardons as relief from regulatory burdens for consumers. Trump announced some of the pardons on his Truth Social media network, stating that he was setting "them all free" due to perceived persecution by the Biden Administration. In addition to the emissions-related pardons, Trump also granted clemency to Jack Harvard, a ranch owner who allowed U.S. military and NATO troops to train on his land for free. The White House provided few details about the convictions of those pardoned, and it remains unclear why these specific individuals were chosen for clemency in Trump's second term.