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What did Kwame Kilpatrick do? Donald Trump commutes prison sentence of ex-Detroit Mayor!
As a part of his long list of pardoned and commutes, Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of this ex-Mayor, but what did Kwame Kilpatrick do?
Kwame Kilpatrick served as mayor of Detroit between 2002 to 2008, when he resigned as a part of a plea deal, separate from his latest charges. In 2008 he pled guilty to obstruction of justice in a different case involving explicit text messages and an affair with his chief of staff.
During his last day in office, Donald Trump pardoned the convictions of 73 individuals, and commuted 70 more. Pardoning removes the existence of the criminal charge, while commuting simply shortens the time in prison.
President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers but not himself or his family.
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.
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