Opinion

This Steaming Pile of Filthy Pardons Stinks Just Like Trump

SWAMP STENCH

Finally, Trump has found a presidential power that suits his authoritarian predilections: unfettered, unaccountable, descended from kings.

Jay Michaelson
Jay Michaelson
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Jay Michaelson

Jay Michaelson

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