AGENCY: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people as his term drew to a close. Among those pardoned is former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

A statement from the White House said, “President Trump has pardoned 73 people and reduced the sentences of 70 others.”

The sentence does not include the names of the president and his children.

Bannon was accused of embezzling money from the general public to build a wall on the Mexico-US border. President Trump’s main campaign and policy is to build a wall on the Mexican border.

According to US media reports, President Trump called Bannon before pardoning him.

Former President Trump aide Elliott Brody and singer Lil Wayne have also been pardoned.

US President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday