Trump's Pardons Raise Concerns Over Precedent and Political Transactions
TL;DR
A former pardon attorney criticizes Trump's recent pardons, arguing they set an alarming precedent by potentially testing the limits of the presidential pardon power to include state crimes, which could be unprecedented and politically motivated, especially as they seem to serve as a message to the MAGA base that crimes committed in Trump's name might go unpunished.
- Former pardon attorney says Trump's latest pardons set an 'alarming precedent' WBUR
- Trump’s pardons aren’t just political; more importantly, they’re transactional CNN
- Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss AP News
- Who has President Trump pardoned and why? NPR
- Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election Politico
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