Criminal justice issues continued to capture the national news spotlight this week. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump granted clemency to eleven people, including former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. On Thursday, amidst ongoing drama involving President Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice, Roger Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison for convictions related to obstructing a congressional investigation. Keep reading for more on these stories and other news. Stone. Following a conflict over sentencing recommendations that caused four prosecutors to withdraw from the case and tension between President Trump and Attorney General William Barr, a federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone to 40 months in prison, a term substantially shorter than the seven to nine years initially requested by prosecutors. Clemency. President Trump commuted Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for attempting to profit off of his authority as Governor to appoint someone to fill Barack Obama’s Illinois Senate seat after he was elected president in 2008. Blagojevich served eight years in prison. Along with DeBartolo, President Trump pardoned former New York police commissioner Bernard B. Kerik and former Wall Street financier Michael R. Milken. DeBartolo was the principal owner of the San Francisco 49ers from 1977 until 1997, when he was indicted for paying a $400,000 bribe to former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards in exchange for a riverboat gambling license. Kerik served as New York City police commissioner during Rudy Giuliani’s second term as mayor. He later was convicted of tax [...]
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