President Trump on Wednesday pardoned two D.C. police officers who were convicted in connection with a fatal collision with a moped during a pursuit by law enforcement.

A jury found D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Andrew Zabavsky guilty of conspiracy to obstruct and obstructing justice after he plotted with another officer to conceal the circumstances of a 2020 traffic crash that resulted in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown.

Trump bestowed on him a "full and unconditional pardon," wiping away the conviction that resulted in a four-year prison sentence. However, Zabavsky was allowed to remain free on bond as he appealed his conviction.

The other officer, Terence Sutton, was convicted of second-degree murder and the obstruction counts. The case marked the first time a D.C. police officer was charged........

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