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Black said he thought the call he got Wednesday from the White House might have been a prank, but that he recognized Trump's voice.

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When the ruling was read out, Black's wife, Barbara Amiel, collapsed. She had to be escorted from the courtroom by paramedics. She left the courthouse at her husband's side. Black has two weeks to appeal the decision. His lawyer, Miguel Estrada, asked for six weeks before Black must report to prison. When asked by CBC News what he planned to do next upon leaving the courthouse, Black said "just wait for it.

Lord Black spent more than three years in a US jail and was released in But Lord Black, a long-time friend of Mr Trump, said the pardon was not a response to his writings. Instead, the former media mogul said the executive clemency order - which the US Department of Justice says is an expression of a US president's forgiveness - was "putting right an injustice".

Commenting on the effect of the pardon, Lord Black said: "Officially in the United States, I've never been charged and I won in the end. Now, Lord Black is planning a return to the House of Lords for the first time since he was convicted in Lord Black said that he had already planned to retake his seat after being released from prison but the presidential pardon "makes it easier".

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