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On the recordMay 29, 2025
The new criteria for granting pardons appear to be: showing absolute personal and political loyalty to President Trump; giving substantial financial contributions to MAGA and the President's political network; and engaging in forms of political corruption and violence that promote MAGA power and authoritarianism.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin outlines his view of the new criteria for pardons under Trump.

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