Late Night Pardon Party:143 Including Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
The soon to be former President went on a pardon spree and pardoned 143 people. (New York Times)
“Among those who were pardoned or who had their sentences commuted on Trump’s final full day in office were the rapper Lil Wayne and former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has been serving a 28-year prison sentence on corruption charges.”
The politically connected and well known celebrities lined up to receive their pardons and many received them. I am sure there are tens of thousands of other convicted people who are probably far more deserving of a pardon but have no connections in high places and therefore had no hope of getting on the President’s radar screen. I am hopeful that that the pardon system can be reformed in the next administration to ensure a wider range of people who deserve a pardon actually receive one.
