Anthony Levandowski worked for Google’s self-driving car division. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison in August. Judge described the incident as the’biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen’.

Levandowski was found to have downloaded thousands of files to his laptop before he left Google and entered into sale discussions. He remains in a legal battle with the ride-hailing company, claiming it should be liable for the $ 179 million he was ordered to pay Google.

My family and I are grateful for the opportunity to move forward, and thankful to the president and others who supported and advocated on my behalf.

Alsup allowed Levandowski’s pardon to be delayed indefinitely because of the covid-19 pandemic. The White House said the pardon was supported by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, COO Blake masters, Michael Ovitz, and Oculus founder Palmer Luckey.

The list includes rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak black. Trump also granted a pardon to Steve Bannon, the former Breitbart news boss.

Added Levandowski’s Tweet was updated on Jan 20th, 3.45am. Tweet was posted on Twitter.