Chris Christy should have PARDONED him, not just commuted his sentence.
I agree, but for legal reasons it was commuted.
That is true.
>> Chris Christy should have PARDONED him, not just commuted his sentence. <<
Aitken didn’t want a pardon, at least not just yet. He and his lawyer wanted a chance to appeal the original decision so as to have it overturned. If successful, he can truly say he was found “not guilty” by a the normal legal process, whereas a pardon would leave lingering doubt — at least in some folks’ minds — as to whether or not he was guilty.