US EditionAfter clemency from Trump, man goes on crime spree: Latest arrest involves toddler
- Jonathan Braun, whose sentence Trump commuted in 2021, was arrested on Long Island for assault.
- Braun's 10-year sentence for marijuana smuggling was commuted in Trump's final hours due to family connections.
- Braun allegedly punched a man, shoved his three-year-old child, and now faces assault and child endangerment charges.
- Braun's alleged statement to a congregant was, "Do you know who I am or what I can do to you?"
- Braun's repeated arrests have prompted questions about Trump's clemency process and its impact on violent crime.
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Trump-Freed Drug Convict Arrested Again For Assaulting 3-Year-Old
A convicted drug trafficker, freed by President Donald Trump during his first term, was arrested again on Friday following a series of crimes, including charges of injuring a three-year-old. Jonathan Braun was arrested by the US Marshals Service at a hotel in Long Island. Mr Braun, 41, from Nassau County, has been accused of punching a man during a dinner at his home. After arguing with the man, he shoved his three-year-old child to the ground, …
'Do You Know Who I Am?': Drug Smuggler Who Was Pardoned By Donald Trump Arrested for Fourth Time After Allegedly Shoving 3-Year-Old to Ground
Even though they were pardoned and released from prison, dozens of men freed by President Donald Trump seemed determined to find their way back to confinement. Perhaps none more than convicted marijuana smuggler Jonathan Braun, who used a connection to Charles Kushner, the father of the president’s son-in-law, to receive clemency. He was arrested for the fourth time on Saturday in Long Island after allegedly punching an acquaintance in the face …
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