Johnny Doc was a longtime Democratic power broker. But his ties to some Republicans helped free him from prison.

John Dougherty asked President Donald Trump to commute his sentence and backers included former Council candidate Daniel Pellicciotti, former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum.
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