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Neal Katyal: The pardon power was put in the Constitution. It`s a kind of majestic thing, and presidents normally use it to wield…

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
The pardon power was put in the Constitution. It`s a kind of majestic thing, and presidents normally use it to wield mercy, to show there`s a problem with some sort of criminal conviction.
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Katyal discusses the constitutional basis of presidential pardons and how Trump has misused this power.

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