As expected, outgoing president Donald Trump has pardoned both Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. According to Reuters reporter David Shepardson, the embattled former reality television star signed the official paperwork on Tuesday (January 19) at 11:30 p.m. local time as his last full day in office came to an end.
Shepardson tweeted, “Trump pardoned rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black who were prosecuted on federal weapons offenses, as well as former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was serving a 28-year prison term on corruption charges, a senior administration official said.”
Trump pardoned rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black who were prosecuted on federal weapons offenses, as well as former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was serving a 28-year prison term on corruption charges, a senior administration official said https://t.co/vojUR4g2c0
Kwame Kilpatrick’s prison sentence commuted by Trump here’s what to know
Kilpatrick was serving 28-year sentence for corruption
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DETROIT – Former Detroit Mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison after serving seven years of a 28-year sentence for his role in a major corruption scandal after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence late Tuesday night.
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Kilpatrick is seven years into a 28-year sentence to federal prison for racketeering and bribery.
He was sentenced to federal prison in 2013 after being convicted of a long list of charges. He has been fighting his sentence ever since.