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On the recordAugust 24, 2017
No. It sorts like and fell (ph) the president, any president not just Donald Trump has very wide power to pardon individuals. So there's not been a question about his constitutional authority, but I think it's obviously a very poor decision.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro acknowledges Trump's constitutional right to pardon but criticizes the decision as poor.

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