The pardon power is the least constrained & most monarchical of all the presidential powers. Not coincidentally, it is the power that Trump has most consistently misused.
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and a Puerto Rican terrorist who'd actually been involved in killing people
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He’s also used the pardon power a lot less often than others.
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He has a couple of times now pardoned people that have been long out of prison, like Scooter, or never was in prison like Ed JR.
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Which is a pretty weak argument
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How can a President misuse a power that he uses precisely as the law specifies? You’re really saying that you disagree with the way he chooses to lawfully use this power. In what way has it been consistently misused, in your opinion? I think you’re being hysterical here.
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OK. Do you have a list of people you think deserve pardons?
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Maybe he's trying to take after Bevin.
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