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Dustin Laurent Heard

Dustin Heard in an Associated Press file photograph.
Relationship to Trumprecipient of Trump's December 22, 2020 presidential clemency

Timeline

  1. Jury convicted four Blackwater contractors for the Nisur Square shootingConvicted October 22, 2014; pardoned December 22, 2020Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor with Nisur Square conviction · convicted · 3 sources
  2. Appeals court vacated Slatten's first conviction and ordered resentencing for Slough, Liberty, and HeardSlatten was retried; the other three were resentencedTrump-pardoned Blackwater contractor in appellate disposition · documented · 2 sources
  3. Slough, Liberty, and Heard received new prison terms after appealSentences later ended through full presidential pardonsTrump-pardoned Blackwater contractor resentenced · convicted · 2 sources

    151 monthsDustin Heard prison term · 2019-09-05

    168 monthsEvan Liberty prison term · 2019-09-05

    180 monthsPaul Slough prison term · 2019-09-05

  4. Trump granted full pardons to four Blackwater contractors convicted in the Nisur Square caseFull presidential pardons granted December 22, 2020recipient of Trump's December 22, 2020 presidential clemency · documented · 2 sources

    4 recipient-level pardon actionsFour named Blackwater pardon recipients · 2020-12-22

  5. U.N. working group called Trump's Blackwater pardons an affront to justiceU.N. Working Group submitted its assessment on July 2, 2021Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor assessed by U.N. experts · reported · 2 sources
Roles and relationships

Status

  1. Full presidential pardon granted December 22, 2020legal / 2020-12-222 sources · Source

Relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to Trumprecipient of Trump's December 22, 2020 presidential clemency

    legalpoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  2. Donald J. Trump

    Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor assessed by U.N. experts

    legalpoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  3. Donald J. Trump

    Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor in appellate disposition

    legalpoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  4. Donald J. Trump

    Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor resentenced

    legalpoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  5. Donald J. Trump

    Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor with Nisur Square conviction

    legalpoliticalFull record · 3 sources
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