Thompson Wants Bush to Grant Ryan Clemency

By Margaret Lyons in News on May 27, 2008 10:42PM

So this morning's Supreme Court ruling might not be the total end of the road for George Ryan's quest to get out of prison. The latest? His lawyer is going to ask President Bush to pardon him. Jim Thompson announced this afternoon that he and the rest of Ryan's legal team were planning on petitioning the president for clemency. And if Bush won't grant it, they'll petition the next president, too. One expert put the chances of Bush granting Ryan's request at 50-50. [CBS 2, WBBM]