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Patrick Leahy: “President Trump claims he has an absolute right to pardon himself. Does he?”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
President Trump claims he has an absolute right to pardon himself. Does he?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy questions the legitimacy of Trump's self-pardon claim.

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