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The Pardon That Sets a Dangerous Precedent

The Pardon That Sets a Dangerous Precedent

FromSlate News


The Pardon That Sets a Dangerous Precedent

FromSlate News

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Virginia Heffernan talks to Antonia Noori Farzan of the Phoenix New Times to get a background on the now pardoned ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio and just what the sentiment is in Phoenix and Maricopa County about the events of the last week. Then, Slate's Mark Joseph Stern joins Virginia to talk about the legal aspects of the President's pardon and why this may set a dangerous precedent moving forward.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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A quasi-daily podcast from Slate chronicling Donald Trump's rise to the presidency and his current administration. Journalists Virginia Heffernan and León Krauze talk to reporters, historians, psychiatrists, and other experts to help explain who this man is and why this is happening, right now, in the United States of America.