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ProPublica: How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
This story was originally published by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. To donate to ProPublica click here. By Jeremy Kohler The beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s mercy in his second term have mostly been people with access to the president or his inner circle. Those who have followed the rules set out…
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