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Snarkoleptic

(6,207 posts)
Thu May 29, 2025, 07:41 AM May 2025

Larry Hoover Will Remain in Prison Despite President Donald Trump's Commutation (cue sad Kanye trombone)

https://legalunitedstates.com/larry-hoover-will-remain-in-prison-despite-president-donald-trumps-commutation/

Short version - State of Illinois charges cannot be commuted or pardoned by Trump, so Hoover is headed to an Illinois State Prison.

The key to understanding why Larry Hoover will remain in prison despite President Donald Trump’s commutation lies in the limits of presidential power. Presidents can only grant clemency for federal crimes, not state convictions. Hoover’s federal charges—tied to drug trafficking and extortion—were nullified, but his state murder sentence remains untouched. Illinois authorities have shown little inclination to follow Trump’s lead, with Governor JB Pritzker unlikely to commute the state sentence, according to recent reports. Hoover’s transfer from federal to state custody, possibly to a facility like Dixon Correctional Center, is the most immediate outcome, but his release remains a distant prospect.

Here’s a quick breakdown of Hoover’s legal status:

Federal Sentence: Commuted by Trump on May 28, 2025; previously six life terms for running a criminal enterprise.
State Sentence: 200 years for the 1973 murder of William Young; parole eligibility in 2062.
Current Location: ADX Florence, Colorado; likely to be transferred to an Illinois state prison.
Advocacy Efforts: Supported by Kanye West, Drake, and Hoover’s son, Larry Hoover Jr., who argue for his rehabilitation.
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Larry Hoover Will Remain in Prison Despite President Donald Trump's Commutation (cue sad Kanye trombone) (Original Post) Snarkoleptic May 2025 OP
This guy was the drug kingpin of Chicago underpants May 2025 #1
Kanye has been pressing trump to do this since on and off since 2018. Snarkoleptic May 2025 #2
But... fentanyl IcyPeas May 2025 #9
whow. Hoover had SIX LIFE terms--with one for MURDER and yet #Trump pardoned him. whow@ riversedge May 2025 #3
And he calls himself the "law and order" president. nt Ilsa May 2025 #5
This is a test case for Trump pardoning Derek Chauvin Prairie Gates May 2025 #4
You're probably right underpants May 2025 #7
Republicans should be forced to own this newdeal2 May 2025 #6
Every Chicagoan knows about Larry Hoover. He is a very interesting read. marble falls May 2025 #8

underpants

(194,407 posts)
1. This guy was the drug kingpin of Chicago
Thu May 29, 2025, 07:44 AM
May 2025

He ran the main drug operation for about 20 years. Morning Joe had a great breakdown on Hoover.

Snarkoleptic

(6,207 posts)
2. Kanye has been pressing trump to do this since on and off since 2018.
Thu May 29, 2025, 07:51 AM
May 2025

Kanye and Don are both walking ids with Nazi worldviews, so I love the fact that the commutation was largely ceremonial, thus a failure.
Trump's failure is America's win!

Prairie Gates

(7,047 posts)
4. This is a test case for Trump pardoning Derek Chauvin
Thu May 29, 2025, 07:52 AM
May 2025

He is testing the waters here. Expect the Trump White House to attempt to take this to court to argue that federal pardons and commutations should also apply at the state level. I know, I know. You're going to say that that is unconstitutional and can never happen. Good luck with that with this Supreme Court.

underpants

(194,407 posts)
7. You're probably right
Thu May 29, 2025, 08:36 AM
May 2025

He’s throwing pardons out left and right. I’m guessing so Chauvin gets lost in the fog.

An incredibly corrupt Sheriff in Virginia
These reality show people who did pretty much exactly what he got convicted of in NY State.
Now he’s talking about pardoning people who tried to kidnap a Governor.

newdeal2

(4,661 posts)
6. Republicans should be forced to own this
Thu May 29, 2025, 08:11 AM
May 2025

These pardons along with violent J6ers should be a turn off for the “law and order” types.

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