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Jamie Raskin: “He doles out pardons like a mob boss would, to reward his political friends and conversely he uses his power over the…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2020
He doles out pardons like a mob boss would, to reward his political friends and conversely he uses his power over the Department of Justice to punish his enemies.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes Trump's approach to pardons, likening it to mob behavior.

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