Trump pardons Florida diver who faced felony charges after cutting a longline and releasing 19 sharks, believing he was stopping illegal fishing activity.
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AFlorida-baseddiverthoughthewasdoingtherightthingwhenhefreedagroupofsharks—butinstead,itledtoafelonychargeand,yearslater,apresidentialpardonfromDonaldTrump.
OnMay28,TannerMansellandJohnMooreJr.weretwoofthesixteenrecipientsofTrump’sfullpardonsafterthepairwereconvictedin2020oftheftofpropertywithinspecialmaritimejurisdiction.
Mansell,31,ofJupiter,Fla.,reflectedonthefatefuldayleadingtohisconvictionandtheeventualunexpectedpardonfromtheWhiteHouse.
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InApril2020,MansellandMooretookagroup,whichincludedtheKansasCitypolicechiefandaSWATofficer,andencounteredabuoyconnectedtoalonglineoveradivesite.Alonglineisatypeofdeep-seafishinggearwithbaitedhookstocatchfish.
“Itwasjustanotherordinarydayonthewater,”Mansellsaid.“Ihadbeenrunningtripsth
