Staten Islander Jonathan Braun (left with Trump) had served a fraction of his decade-long sentence for running an illegal marijuana cartel when the former president freed him.
A commutation for a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun had broader implications than previously known. It puts new focus on how Donald Trump would use his clemency powers in a second term.
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The former president undermined negotiations between Jonathan Braun and prosecutors who hoped Braun would testify against other predatory lenders in exchange for his release