[News] Trump Commuted a Union Boss's Corruption Sentence. His Lawyer Says the $1.68 Million Owed to His Members Went With It. episode artwork

EPISODE · Sep 5, 2026 · 30 MIN

[News] Trump Commuted a Union Boss's Corruption Sentence. His Lawyer Says the $1.68 Million Owed to His Members Went With It.

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A commutation signed September 3 freed John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty after roughly two years of a six-year sentence for bribery and for embezzling from his own union, weeks after a federal judge and the Justice Department's own clemency office had each refused him, and no warrant has been published showing what it actually covers.

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