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How pardons hang over the Mueller investigation

How pardons hang over the Mueller investigation

FromPlaybook Deep Dive


How pardons hang over the Mueller investigation

FromPlaybook Deep Dive

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Even though the Founding Fathers were anti-king, there was one king-ly power they really liked: the pardon. Thus the presidential pardon was born. Traditionally, presidents have waited patiently for their lame duck period to pardon controversial people. But president Trump isn't waiting. He's been pardoning the controversial from the beginning. In this episode of the Nerdcast, Scott is joined by presidential historian Jeffrey Engel and Politico senior reporter Darren Samuelsohn in an attempt to understand how the president's pardons hang over the Mueller investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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POLITICO's top reporters dive into the political landscape, the latest numbers that matter, and detail what's really happening behind closed doors. They're people who spend Friday nights poring over poll numbers or the latest Federal Election Commission reports — so if you want to understand how the modern politics game is played, this is the podcast for you. New episodes every Friday, hosted by Scott Bland.