Former Virginia Gov. McDonnell Pays Hefty Price for Freedom
RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is officially a free man, but he paid a heavy price to get there.
Prosecutors announced Thursday they will not pursue a second trial against McDonnell or his wife on corruption charges, a decision that comes more than two months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction.
The move by the Department of Justice finalizes a years-long legal saga that ruined the Republican’s once promising political career and put his family’s most embarrassing moments in full public view. It also caps what McDonnell said in a statement has been a transformational event for him personally.
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