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Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a Ponzi scheme fraudster. Within months, he was back in business.
When President Trump commuted fraudster Eli Weinstein's sentence, he immediately returned to scamming – stealing millions from his victims. The case raises questions about who Trump is choosing to grant clemency to, and what it reveals about how presidential mercy works in America today.
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