Jerrold Nadler actually said...
If you have a President who uses the pardon power to pardon his own confederates in crimes, to pardon all of his friends, to pardon anybody who may have committed a crime in his behalf so that he can evade the rule of law, then that can lead to tyranny, too.
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Nadler warns against the misuse of presidential pardon powers leading to tyranny.
03/04/2020