Pres. Trump announced pardons for several high-profile individuals in addition to commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The White House announced that he had signed an executive order pardoning former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and later Tuesday, Trump said he would pardon New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik.
Kerik, a former New York police commissioner, was sentenced to 48 months in prison in 2010 after pleading guilty on multiple charges of tax fraud and lying to officials. Bernard Kerik, former New York City police commissioner, attends a discussion in Dirksen Building on restoring federal voting rights to citizens who have past criminal records in Washington, July 22, 2014.Kerik was released from prison in 2013 after serving three years for good behavior. In recent years he's been a frequent defender of Trump's on Fox News. Kerik did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Michael Milken, the former investment banker who became known for his involvement in an insider trading scandal, was among those who received a pardon.
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