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Dick Durbin: “He [Peter Schwartz] was released because of the President's…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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This is not the only instance of a person who received President Trump's clemency committing another crime. Peter Schwartz was mentioned this Morning on the radio. 38 criminal convictions. 38. He'd been sentenced to 14 years in prison. He [Peter Schwartz] was released because of the President's unconditional clemency. which was given to him as well. So I guess my question is this, was President Donald Trump wrong to give blanket clemency to the January 6th defendants? (00:38–01:40)

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Asserts that Peter Schwartz was released due to President Trump's clemency.

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