Spencer Cox: “the President is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. In that capacity he has the power to pardon…”

“the President is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. In that capacity he has the power to pardon convicted criminals. I know this from firsthand experience because I worked in the White House counsel's office which, for the President, performs the function of screening pardon applications. Usually this pardon power is used to wipe the slate clean for convicted criminals after they have served their time and paid their debt to society. President Clinton, for example, has used the pardon power in this way 108 times, but he has only let people out of jail three times before, this despite the fact that thousands of people nationwide ask the President to be freed from the sentences that they have been asked to serve after conviction for serious crimes. How did the President pluck these terrorist cases from the thousands that have asked him to be released from prison? It is because of Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign in New York. Now she says she opposes the release of these prisoners from jail. Now that she has changed her mind, Hillary Clinton is right. Vote with Hillary Clinton. Vote yes on this resolution.”