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Trump Says He’s Considering Pardon for Muhammad Ali, Whose Conviction Was Thrown Out


WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday said he was considering issuing a posthumous pardon for boxer Muhammad Ali, whose 1967 conviction for draft evasion was later overturned by the Supreme Court. Speaking at the White House on Friday as he departed for the Group of Seven world leaders summit in Canada, Mr. Trump told reporters of Mr. Ali: “He was not very popular then, certainly his memory is very popular now....I’m thinking about that very seriously.”...


Source: Wall Street Journal June 08, 2018 14:21 UTC



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