Detroit pastor reacts to commutation of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick’s 28-year sentence for corruption was commuted by then-President Donald Trump
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DETROIT – Bishop J. Drew Sheard with Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ said the recent news of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick being released from prison is good news.
“I’m so happy, as his pastor, to be able to say that he developed a sincere relationship with the Lord. He’s a minister now. He was leading worship services in the prison,” Sheard said of Kwame.
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Julian Assange s Mother Disappointed As Trump Did Not Pardon Her Son
Julian Assange’s mother expressed her disappointment at Donald Trump for not pardoning her son before leaving the White House
On Wednesday, January 20, Julian Assange’s mother expressed her disappointment at Donald Trump for not pardoning her son. However, she said that she is not surprised. “I m not shocked. Just disappointed that my private prediction was right Courage is not always contagious Many thanks to everyone who supported #PardonAssange”, wrote Christine Assange on her official Twitter handle.
Im not shocked..
Courage is not always contagious
The prosecutors in the United States have charged Assange with 17 espionage charges along with one charge of computer misuse over WikiLeaks’ publication of the confidential US military documents nearly a decade ago. These charges, in totality, carry 175 years in prison. However, Assange’s supporters and his defence team have arg
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon in the final hours of his White House term as part of a flurry of clemency action that