On the recordJuly 19, 2017
You don't look into pardoning an innocent person, if they've done nothing wrong.
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transcripts.cnn.comYou don't look into pardoning an innocent person, if they've done nothing wrong.
Begala expressed skepticism about the need for Trump to consider pardons if he is innocent.
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