Trump granted full pardons to four Blackwater contractors convicted in the Nisur Square case
Trump granted full pardons to the four former Blackwater contractors on December 22, 2020; their individual convictions and sentences are recorded separately.
Entities and roles
- Dustin Laurent HeardBlackwater contractor in Nisur Square case
- Evan Shawn LibertyBlackwater contractor in Nisur Square case
- Nicholas Abram SlattenBlackwater contractor in Nisur Square case
- Paul Alvin SloughBlackwater contractor in Nisur Square case
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump root
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumprecipient of Trump's December 22, 2020 presidential clemencyDustin Laurent Heard
- Donald J. Trumprecipient of Trump's December 22, 2020 presidential clemencyEvan Shawn Liberty
- Donald J. Trumprecipient of Trump's December 22, 2020 presidential clemencyNicholas Abram Slatten
- Donald J. Trumprecipient of Trump's December 22, 2020 presidential clemencyPaul Alvin Slough
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
Donald Trump granted full pardons on December 22, 2020 to Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard, the four former Blackwater contractors whose Nisur Square convictions and sentences are recorded in separate events.
Corrects claim:blackwater-pardons-granted- Trump White House Archives: Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of ClemencyNamed full-pardon recipients
- The Washington Post: Trump pardons Blackwater contractors convicted in deaths of 14 Iraqi civiliansIndependent contemporaneous report on the four pardons, convictions, sentences, victims, and contractor role