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Nicholas Abram Slatten

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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. After retrial, Slatten received life without parole for first-degree murderLife sentence later ended through full presidential pardonTrump-pardoned Blackwater contractor sentenced after retrial · convicted · 2 sources
  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
Full presidential pardon granted December 22, 2020legal / 2020-12-22

Relationships

  1. Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor with Nisur Square convictionlegalpoliticalconvicted · 1 file · 3 source referencesOpen cited record
  2. Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor in appellate dispositionlegalpoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 2 source referencesOpen cited record
  3. Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor sentenced after retriallegalpoliticalconvicted · 1 file · 2 source referencesOpen cited record
  4. Trump-pardoned Blackwater contractor assessed by U.N. expertslegalpoliticalreported · 1 file · 2 source referencesOpen cited record
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