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Presidential Pardons

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News - 15 Gennaio

Impeaching Trump: Think of it As Washing Our Hands Clean for History

The impeachment and subsequent trial are not for us who lived through his presidency; they are to set the record straight for our grandchildren and theirs, on the viciousness of the Trump presidency, and must be a cautionary tale about what happens when an incorrigible president who was already impeached once, continues his sustained attack on our nation, its institutions and democracy itself.

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News - 5 Dicembre 2020

Donald Trump and Pardons: Is Clemency for Sale In America?

Trump has stated, “I would raise a billion dollars in one day, if I wanted to...So I call the head of Exxon... Hi, how are you doing? How's energy coming? Oh, you need a couple of permits, huh? Okay." Is he planning to do precisely this?

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News - 9 Luglio 2020

Presidents Pardoning Felons and Turkeys: A Power That Contradicts American Law?

The original intent when the framers of the Constitution adopted what was acknowledged to be the monarchical power of the pardon was not to favor an individual, but to restore tranquility to the country after times of strife; for example, pardoning Confederate soldiers after the Civil War. Today, it is being used to pardon even confessed felons as political favoritism…..

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