Donald Trump pardoned military rank-and-file but hated 'my generals'

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In this daily series, Newsweek explores the steps that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot.

The whiff of cronyism or self-enrichment wasn't unprecedented. Presidenthad equally pardoned 140 people as he left office, and his pardons also skewed in the direction of political cronies.

Donald Trump gave pardons to rank and file service members convicted of crimes;"my generals" were the ones he hated. The president salutes during a Change of Command ceremony at US Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC, June 1, 2018.

The end result, he says, is that"wars drag on" to unsatisfying conclusions,"the fifth, six, seventh rotation of soldiers schooled about how hopeless the situation is, and how dangerous everyone is.

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