Trump Grants Clemency to Political Donor Zuberi and Gangster Disciples Leader in Bold Move
Sarah Johnson
May 29, 2025
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Trump commutes sentence of political donor Imaad Zuberi, alongside others, raising questions about influence and clemency decisions in a high-stakes political landscape.
President Donald Trump wielded his clemency powers Wednesday, commuting the 12-year sentence of Imaad Zuberi, a political chameleon who went from bankrolling Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to funneling over $1.1 million to Trump’s camp post-2016 election. Zuberi’s hefty donations earned him VIP invites to Trump’s inaugural black-tie dinners, but his financial maneuvers landed him in hot water. Pleading guilty in 2020, he admitted to obstructing a federal probe into a shady $900,000 donation to Trump’s inaugural committee and falsifying records to hide lobbying for Sri Lanka, diverting millions for personal gain.
The commutation was part of a broader clemency spree, including a pardon for former Connecticut Governor John Rowland, convicted in two federal cases, and a commutation for Larry Hoover, co-founder of Chicago’s Gangster Disciples, serving time for a 1973 murder and running a criminal enterprise. Trump’s moves spark questions about loyalty, influence, and the murky intersection of money and power.
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Editor's Comments
Trump’s clemency pen is like a magician’s wand—poof! Zuberi’s sentence vanishes, and suddenly, campaign cash looks like a get-out-of-jail-free card. Wonder if the Gangster Disciples got a loyalty discount too?
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