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Trump grants clemency to Rod Blagojevich, Michael Milken and Bernard Kerik
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February 18, 2020
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2:06Now PlayingBlagojevich was convicted in 2011 by a federal jury in Chicago, Kerik was convicted on multiple counts of tax fraud and obstruction and Milken was sentenced to 10 years in 1990. READ MORE
President Donald 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.
During comments to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday afternoon, Trump acknowledged that he relies on recommendations from those around him in deciding how to apply his pardon power.
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