The attorney for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder said that his team is using the convicted felon's power — and his connections to President-elect Donald Trump — to try to get out of prison.

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will ask President-elect Donald Trump to release him from a 20-year prison sentence, his attorney confirmed.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, who’s serving a 20-year prison sentence for overseeing the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history, is preparing to ask President-elect Donald Trump for clemency, according to his campaign’s attorney.

A jury found Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Mathew Borges, 50, of Bexley, Ohio, guilty of participating in a racketeering conspiracy.

Republican former House speaker Larry Householder – serving a 20 year prison sentence for corruption – plans to ask incoming president Trump for clemency.

An attorney for ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder said his client is seeking some kind of pardon from Trump.

Former Ohio Speaker Larry Householder is serving 20 years in federal prison for orchestrating a $61 million bribery scheme that launched his return to political power in exchange for bailing out two nuclear power plants owned by FirstEnergy.

Imprisoned former Republican Ohio House speaker Larry Householder plans to seek executive clemency from President-elect Donald Trump.

An imprisoned former Ohio lawmaker is planning to ask for a Presidential pardon. Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is preparing to ask President-elect Donald Trump for clemency. That's according to his campaign attorney.