Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Er... is that clemency?
I really recommend this Washington Post piece about a puzzling case involving a maybe-clemency from Donald Trump (and not just because I got to opine in it). It's a fascinating tale-- about a guy, James Rosemond who lobbied hard at the end of the Trump administration for commutation of a long prison sentence. Trump or his associates told Rosemond's supporters-- which included football legend Jim Brown-- that he was granting the petition, but he never signed anything.
So, is it a grant of clemency? The courts will decide.
But this much is clear: those last few days of the Trump presidency were absolute chaos.
