Joshua Boyle granted bail:

investigation.”

Holder, a Democrat who is considering a bid for the White House, spoke in New Hampshire the day after Trump pardoned conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was sentenced in 2014 to five years’ probation for illegal campaign contributions. Trump said he’s also thinking about commuting the sentence of former Illinois gov Rod Blagojevich, who is serving a 14-year sentence for corruption, including trying to sell the US Senate seat that was vacated by former president Barack Obama.

Holder said Blagojevich’s sentence was too harsh and he wouldn’t object to a shorter sentence. But in the case of D’Souza and others, he said, Trump is not following the usual metrics to identify good candidates for pardons, such as signs of contrition. (AP)

Former hostage Joshua Boyle will be released from a Canadian jail with strict bail conditions that include an electronic tracking bracelet, a judge ruled Friday.

Boyle faces a string of charges, including sexual assault, following his release from captivity in Afghanistan last year. The alleged crimes occurred between Oct. 14 and Dec. 30 after he and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, returned to Canada. A publication ban bars reporting information that could identify the alleged victims.

Ontario Court Justice Robert Wadden issued the bail decision. Under the release conditions, Boyle will live with his parents, Patrick and Linda Boyle in Smiths Falls, Ontario. He must wear a GPS ankle bracelet that can track his movements. (AP)