While former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was pardoned overnight in the final hours of Donald Trump's presidency, he still can't hold state or local office for about 13 more years.
President Trump Issues 73 Pardons, Commutes Sentence for ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
January 20, 2021
In the late hours of his last full day in office, President Trump issued 73 pardons.
Some of the pardons include his former Chief of Staff Steve Bannon and rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black.
President Trump also commuted sentences of 70 people, including ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick, age 50, had served only seven of his 28-year sentence for corruption. His conviction in 2013 was for racketeering conspiracy, fraud, extortion and tax crimes.
U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider says Kilpatrick’s early release was undeserved for “a notorious and unrepentant criminal.”
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President Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has served about seven years of a 28-year sentence for corruption.