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The Formula for a Trump Pardon: Reward Celebrity and Punish Thy Enemies
OWN THE LIBS
A weird group of factors were at play in Trump’s discussion of pardoning Dinesh D’Souza, including his lingering feud with Rosie O’Donnell.
Lachlan Markay
Reporter
Asawin Suebsaeng
Senior Political Reporter
Sam Stein
Published
May 31 2018
8:30PM EDT
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