Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting what he called a "ridiculous" 14-year prison sentence for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former New York Police Department commissioner Bernie Kerik, among a long list of others.

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