Trump's Pardons Raise Concerns Over Precedent and Political Transactions
Originally Published 2 months ago — by WBUR
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.