Trump Gives Clemency to More Than Two Dozen, Including Political Allies

A blitz of pardons and commutations included those who have expressed political support or echoed the president in claiming they had been unfairly targeted.

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Larry Hoover, Former Chicago Gang Leader, Wins Commutation From Trump

Mr. Hoover was accused of directing the Gangster Disciples even after he went to prison in the 1970s. The federal commutation will not change his state prison sentence.

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Trump Commutes Federal Life Sentences of Larry Hoover, Chicago Gang Leader

Mr. Hoover, a drug kingpin who was convicted of leading a vast street gang from inside an Illinois prison, has also been convicted of murder.

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