Neal Katyal actually said...

You can`t -- you know, this is a majestic power of the president. It`s a noble thing that Madison and others put into the Constitution about mercy. And it`s emblematic of the Trump presidency. He takes this noble thing and he perverts it in a way for him and his friends to get some bucks, stroke an ego or two and the like.

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Katyal criticizes Trump for corrupting the presidential pardon power for personal gain.

01/18/2021

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