Old Man Jingles
Rat out of a cage
Trump wants to execute drug dealers. But he granted commutation to one because Kim Kardashian asked.
Trump’s move is all the stranger because it goes against the broader policy that Trump has been pushing for drug dealers and traffickers. In response to the
opioid epidemic, Trump has said that the government should execute drug dealers and traffickers. More broadly, his administration, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, has adopted a “tough on crime” view toward drugs.
But it adds to the unusual string of pardons and commutations that Trump has carried out since he took office last year ...
Trump’s move is all the stranger because it goes against the broader policy that Trump has been pushing for drug dealers and traffickers. In response to the
opioid epidemic, Trump has said that the government should execute drug dealers and traffickers. More broadly, his administration, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, has adopted a “tough on crime” view toward drugs.
But it adds to the unusual string of pardons and commutations that Trump has carried out since he took office last year ...