Nikola founder Trevor Milton pardoned by Trump

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March 28, 2025, 1:49 PM

• •Trevor Milton, the founder of bankrupt hydrogen trucking startup Nikola, has been pardoned by President Trump.
• •Milton was convicted in October 2022 of one count of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud related to claims he made about Nikola’s progress to investors.
• •The pardon comes just a few weeks after Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Trevor Milton, the founder of bankrupt hydrogen trucking startup Nikola who was convicted of fraud, has been pardoned by President Trump. The pardon comes just a few weeks after Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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