A convicted New York drug dealer, Jonathan Braun, whose prison sentence was commuted by Donald Trump in the final days of his first presidency, has now been found guilty of violating his parole and faces up to five years back in prison. The Long Island resident, who served only about a year of his 10-year sentence before the commutation, was accused of a series of crimes that led to his re-arrest and the subsequent ruling by a federal judge.
This news comes as a huge blow to anyone who thought the former president’s last-minute commutation was a good idea. Trump has been a vocal opponent of crime, often singling out immigrants as the source of America’s problems, but it seems like we can’t blame every problem on immigration.
