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Money, power & fallout

1. 2014-10-22Jury 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. 2017-08-04Appeals 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. 2019-09-05Slough, 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. 2020-12-22Trump 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
5. 2021-07-02U.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