Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were among the beneficiaries of Donald Trump's wave of pardons in his last day in office, befitting a US president who made his name in New York's tabloids and on reality TV.
‘Outraged,’ a ‘sock in gut’: Prosecutors, U.S. Rep. Katko, police stunned after Trump frees kingpin in Syracuse cop killing
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
John Duncan in his office at the U.S. Attorney s Office in Syracuse in June 2015, shortly before his retirement.John O Brien
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Syracuse, NY The federal prosecutor who sent a drug kingpin to prison for orchestrating the murder of a Syracuse police officer expressed outrage Wednesday at President Trump’s surprise decision to release him from a life sentence.
“I’m kind of outraged that President Trump has granted him a commutation,” said retired Assistant U.S. Attorney John Duncan, a Republican who handled the trial personally.