Polis denied that the commutation was an attempt to appease President Donald Trump, instead highlighting that Peters was a first-time nonviolent offender who was given an "unusually harsh sentence."
The Trump administration's push to keep aging coal-fired power plants operating is costing Americans hundreds of millions of dollars, according to reports. The administration says coal plants are essential as energy demand grows, while at least three states argued to a federal appeals court Friday that the Energy Department's actions are illegal. More: https://tinyurl.com/bdep6ekb #EnergyDepartment #coalplants #Trumpadministration