Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted Tuesday that President Donald Trump's recent pardons 'granted clemency to tax cheats' and 'Wall Street crooks.'
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted about President Donald Trump's latest rounds of pardons and prison term commutations Tuesday, saying Trump's decisions are reflective of"a broken and racist criminal justice system."who was arrested in 2008 on corruption charges, for attempting to sell the empty senate seat of then-President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich was expected to be released from prison Tuesday.
Sanders, whose platform calls for an extensive reform of the U.S. prison system including an end to the War on Drugs, responded to the White House's announcement of pardons and commutations Tuesday. Today, Trump granted clemency to tax cheats, Wall Street crooks, billionaires, and corrupt government officials.This is what a broken and racist criminal justice system looks like.reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
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