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Rachel Maddow: If the pardon power is used to prevent the discovery of another crime or to prevent the implication of the executive…

On the recordDecember 15, 2020
If the pardon power is used to prevent the discovery of another crime or to prevent the implication of the executive himself or herself, that -- I mean, I know the pardon power is black letter law of the Constitution, but it's -- if it is used for corrupt purposes, is it potentially something that could be pushed back on by the judiciary?
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Rachel Maddow
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Maddow raises concerns about the misuse of the pardon power.

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