Trump's on a pardon spree, prison looms for Madigan, and Blago wouldn't wish sentencing on his 'worst enemy'

Trump's on a pardon spree, prison looms for Madigan, and Blago wouldn't wish sentencing on his 'worst enemy' - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - Many wonder if President Donald Trump would grant clemency to Mike Madigan. The post Trump’s on a pardon spree, prison looms for Madigan, and Blago wouldn’t wish sentencing on his ‘worst enemy’ appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

Have Trump’s pardons wiped out $1 billion in debts?

Liz Oyer, a former Justice Department official responsible for pardons who was fired by the Trump administration, says Trump’s pardons “have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans." That's plausible.

Trump's on a pardon spree, prison looms for Madigan, and Blago wouldn't wish sentencing on his 'worst enemy'

If anyone knows how former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is feeling these days, it might be Rod Blagojevich.Illinois’ former governor faced sentencing twice. Both times, a federal judge wallopped him with a 14-year prison term that still stands as one of the harshest corruption sentences handed down at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.Now Blagojevich is a free man — commuted and pardoned by President Donald Trump. And Madigan, his onet…

Trump’s pardon team is quietly working to restore gun rights to thousands of felons

President Donald Trump’s pardoning blitz has dominated the headlines with reality-TV stars, a rapper and political allies all walking free from prison after he granted them clemency. But quietly in the office of the Justice Department’s pardon attorney – where all of the above appeals were processed – a much more significant and wide-reaching process of forgiveness is taking shape. Ed Martin, Trump loyalist and new pardon attorney, is preparing …

Trump’s on a pardon spree, prison looms for Madigan, and Blago wouldn’t wish sentencing on his ‘worst enemy’ – Usa news

If anyone knows how former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is feeling these days, it might be Rod Blagojevich. Illinois’ former governor faced sentencing twice. Both times, a federal judge wallopped him with a 14-year prison term that still stands as one of the harshest corruption sentences handed down at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Now Blagojevich is a free man — commuted and pardoned by President Donald Trump. And Madigan, his on…

Trump's on a pardon spree, prison looms for Madigan, and Blago wouldn't wish sentencing on his 'worst enemy' | Illinois State Bar Association

Trump's on a pardon spree, prison looms for Madigan, and Blago wouldn't wish sentencing on his 'worst enemy'Michael Madigan’s sentencing hearing will cap the most aggressive, expansive corruption investigation in Chicago since the days of Rod Blagojevich. But many wonder, would President Donald Trump grant clemency? Source: Chicago Sun