Drug smuggler granted clemency by Trump sparks renewed interest from federal judge and prosecutor after ‘domestic disturbance’ arrest

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard Association of the United States

Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Detroit (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster).

A federal judge has taken interest in the once-closed case against a New York state drug dealer whose lengthy stint in federal prison was commuted by then-President Donald Trump on his final day in office.

So has the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Over the weekend, in a little-noticed filing on the federal docket for the 14-year-old marijuana conspiracy case against Jonathan Braun, 41, the judge who has been overseeing the long and winding matter since 2018 filed a new order — and it seems to be related to the clemency recipient’s latest batch of legal troubles on Long Island.

Immediately after that, in a separate docket entry, the office that prosecuted the since-shuttered case assigned a new lawyer to deal with whatever it is that happens next “in the above-captioned matter.”

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