Trump commutes gang leader's sentence in a wave of pardons
As part of a series of clemency actions, U.S. President Donald Trump commuted the federal prison sentence of Larry Hoover, the founder of a notorious Chicago street gang, on Wednesday. Hoover, who led the Gangster Disciples, was sentenced to six life terms in the 1990s on charges of conspiracy, extortion, drug trafficking, and other crimes. Despite the commutation of his federal sentence, Hoover still faces a 200-year prison sentence in Illinois for murder and is unlikely to be released anytime soon. A U.S. president is unable to pardon or commute sentences for state-level crimes. In addition to Hoover, Trump also issued pardons to several other individuals, including Michael Grimm, a former New York City congressman who had served seven months in prison after pleading guilty to felony tax fraud. Along with Hoover and Grimm, eight other people have recently received pardons from Trump. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), during his second term, the president has grant...