Following what appears to be a string of pardons and a commute, it likes like the former “junk bond king” Michael Milken is one of the lucky ones getting a pardon today thanks to President Trump. One has to wonder if Trump was waiting for the impeachment investigations to be over to pardon these people and/or if he feels this might help with his reelection efforts this year.
President Trump spoke to reporters recently and says Milken has done an incredible job supporting cancer research which is in part why he defends the pardon. Milken was involved with financial scandals and insider trading in the 1980s.
CNBC reported:
Milken, 73, originally was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but that punishment was later reduced to two years locked up after he cooperated with federal investigators.
BREAKING: Trump pardons Michael Milken, face of 1980s financial scandals https://t.co/DBXQTWPYe8
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) February 18, 2020
Roger Stone and Michael Flynn are probably crossing their fingers but it seems President Trump is waiting for certain processes to unfold before stating publicly his plan on whether or not they will get pardons or not. Stay tuned for more possible updates to these stories and other potential pardons.
