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Former Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota and his top aide are seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump.

Justice Department records show the cases are pending.

Spota and Christopher McPartland were convicted of corruption charges in 2019 for trying to cover up a police chief’s beating of suspect seven years earlier.

Both were sentenced to five years in federal prison.

RELATED: Prosecutors: Spota, McPartland abused public trust to protect ‘crooked cop friend’