POLITICO
The Real Scandal Is the Pardon Trump Didn’t Give
Rufus Rochell checked all the right boxes for clemency: an exemplary record in prison, advocacy out of it, and a friendship with a famous Trump booster. So why didn’t he get it?
Rufus Rochelle, 69, stands in the front yard of his sister s home in Micanopy, Florida. Rochelle lives with his sister as he serves the remainder of his sentence on house arrest. | A. Wallace for Politico Magazine
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As the clock ticked down on the last night of Donald Trump’s presidency, Rufus Rochell anxiously checked Facebook from inside his sister’s home.