Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley speaks after walking out of the West Wing of White House, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Washington. He announced that President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Edward DeBartolo Jr., former owner of the San Francisco 49ers NFL football team convicted in gambling fraud scandal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 18, 2020
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February 18, 2020 3:09 p.m.
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams in the game’s history.