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This week, we learned Trump is considering granting clemency to disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
It’s not the first time he’s used clemency as a naked political tool. cnn.com/2019/08/09/pol…
It’s not the first time he’s used clemency as a naked political tool. cnn.com/2019/08/09/pol…
Sholom Rubashkin, the former CEO of America's largest kosher meat processing plant, was convicted in 2009 of fraud charges.
Rubashkin's legal troubles began in 2008 when a federal immigration raid discovered nearly 400 undocumented workers at his plant in Iowa.
Rubashkin's legal troubles began in 2008 when a federal immigration raid discovered nearly 400 undocumented workers at his plant in Iowa.
Interviews with three former senior White House officials reveal for the first time the critical role Jared Kushner played in winning clemency for Rubashkin. The details offer a window into the ad-hoc personality-driven way decisions are made in this administration.
The Rubashkin commutation is one of the earliest examples of Kushner's success in persuading the President to make a decision that appeared to some in the White House to be a blatant example of cronyism.
The Rubashkin commutation also showed Trump the transactional benefit of Presidential pardons and commutations—and how they might be used going forward.
