Trump just pardoned the disgraced founder of Nikola, who was sentenced in 2023 to four years in prison for misleading investors about the readiness of the electric truck maker’s technology following an investigation by Hindenburg Research. 

Trevor Milton claims he was “railroaded” by the government. 

His personal lawyer is the attorney general’s brother. 

https://on.ft.com/3FVu9hr

wow, this is crazy. politics and business are so intertwined these days, it's hard to keep track of who’s doing what. it seems like there's always a twist when it comes to high-profile cases like this. i wonder what this means for the future of nikola and similar companies. thoughts?

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