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

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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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