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Commutation and Pardon are not the same thing though. If she was commuted the first time, she couldn't have been "pardoned again" as you state. Commutation is

Commutation and Pardon are not the same thing though. If she was commuted the first time, she couldn't have been "pardoned again" as you state. Commutation is ending any punishment for a conviction, but the conviction stands. A pardon wipes out the conviction.

lateforwork 7mo ago
That's a difference without a distinction. In both cases Trump let her out of jail.
- dylan604 7mo ago
  To an obstinate person maybe, but to the person being commuted with a conviction on their record vs a person that has a clear record it is more than a difference with no distinction