{"id":52378,"date":"2025-03-28T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/president-trump-pardons-fraud-convicted-founder-of-arizona-ev-startup-nikola\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:33:52","slug":"president-trump-pardons-fraud-convicted-founder-of-arizona-ev-startup-nikola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/president-trump-pardons-fraud-convicted-founder-of-arizona-ev-startup-nikola\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump pardons fraud-convicted founder of Arizona EV startup Nikola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/JCTJHHP3ENDKPOYLSGNKXA5WCU.jpeg?auth=ff575e68c4731325ab5bfb88ee950da6aa1df1dba1a3e08e87b85905827f710c&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>Trevor Milton, founder of the bankrupt Arizona electric vehicle company Nikola, was pardoned by President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed on Friday. 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