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Pardons Stir Up More Controversy
Episode 891

Pardons Stir Up More Controversy

Biden's latest pardons, the pressure for preemptive pardons, and Trump's pledge to pardon people convicted of January 6, 2021 related crimes.

The Brian Lehrer Show

December 13, 202441m 22s

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Show Notes

President Biden has issued pardons and commuted the sentences of hundreds of people -- on the heels of his controversial pardon of his son, Hunter. Meryl Kornfield, politics reporter for The Washington Post, reports on the latest pardons, plus the pressure on the president to issue preemptive pardons ahead of Trump taking office, and President-elect Trump's pledge to pardon people convicted of crimes related to the insurrection on January 6, 2021.

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