Trump commutes sentence of major political donor in latest round of clemency
President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the -year sentence of a major political donor who was serving time for a number of offenses including obstructing an research into Trump s inaugural committee the White House endorsed with Fox News Digital Imaad Zuberi was a major Democrat supporter before he backed Trump following his electoral process accomplishment The New York Times announced Before pivoting to Trump on electoral process night he served as a bundler for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama including stints on both of their campaign finance committees Zuberi donated more than million to committees associated with Trump and the Republican Party months after the electoral process the Times disclosed TRUMP 'PARDON CZAR' EXPLAINS KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRUMP AND BIDEN PARDONSThe donations secured him invitations to a pair of black-tie dinners celebrating Trump s inauguration In he pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal assessment into the source of a donation he made through his company to Trump s inaugural committee in late December the account states Zuberi also pleaded guilty to falsifying records filed with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act to conceal his lobbying work on behalf of Sri Lanka Zuberi allegedly directed millions of dollars from the Sri Lankan contract to himself and his wife for personal purposes shortchanging lobbyists populace relations and law firms and certain subcontractors who were part of the lobbying effort MAN WHO HAD PRISON SENTENCE COMMUTED BY BIDEN NOW FACING DRUG FIREARMS-RELATED CHARGESHis commutation was one of several on Wednesday as well as a scarce pardons Larry Hoover who is serving time in a federal supermax prison also had his sentence commuted Hoover the co-founder of the Chicago gang Gangster Disciples was originally imprisoned for a murder and later convicted in for operating a criminal enterprise Trump also pardoned former Connecticut Gov John Rowland who was convicted in two federal criminal cases including one that contributed to his resignation The Associated Press contributed to this account
