Trump declared he was working on a Second Step Act. The proposal doesn’t exist

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President Trump began the month hosting a White House celebration with people freed from prison by the First Step Act. He told the April Fools’ Day gathering the White House would work on a Second Step Act “right away.”

Despite the day, Trump was not joking. But he was also not correct.

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