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BONUS: Did a presidential pardon just become more likely?
BONUS: Did a presidential pardon just become more likely?
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
President Trump loves a controversial pardon. Following his disgraced
former campaign chairman Paul Manafort being found guilty, it's looking
like we might be entering a fall filled with the will-he-or-won't-he
energy of a president faced with the power to pardon and a loyal former
campaign chair caught in a, shall we say, legal snafu. Plus, we talk
about the implications of Michael Cohen's, uh, implication.
former campaign chairman Paul Manafort being found guilty, it's looking
like we might be entering a fall filled with the will-he-or-won't-he
energy of a president faced with the power to pardon and a loyal former
campaign chair caught in a, shall we say, legal snafu. Plus, we talk
about the implications of Michael Cohen's, uh, implication.
Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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