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Most Americans Oppose Presidential Self-Pardons, Poll Finds

STEVE PEOPLES / AP / EMILY SWANSON, ap

Posted on June 22, 2018 · “Pardon himself? You might as well cash in your chips and leave office,” – Bruce Novak, a retiree from Florida

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Woman Released After Trump Commutes Her Life Sentence For Nonviolent Drug Offense

AYESHA RASCOE, NPR

Posted on June 6, 2018 · Alice Marie Johnson was released hours after the president issued the order. She was in prison for more than 20 years for a first-time drug conviction. Kim Kardashian West had pushed for her release.

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Trump: I Have ‘Absolute’ Power To Pardon Myself, But Have Done Nothing Wrong

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on June 4, 2018 · President Trump followed a weekend filled with broad assertions of executive authority by stating on Twitter that he could absolve himself of wrongdoing.

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President Trump Pardons ‘Scooter’ Libby, Former Cheney Chief Of Staff

Nina Totenberg, NPR

Posted on April 13, 2018 · Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in 2007 in connection with the leaking of a CIA officer's identity

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How U.S. presidents celebrate Thanksgiving- In 59 Seconds

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 21, 2017 · It all started with George Washington

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WATCH: Trump Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys Drumstick And Wishbone

Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Posted on November 21, 2017 · After the pardoning, The White House says the turkeys will join last year's lucky birds at "Gobblers Rest"

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Analysis: Could Trump Pardon Himself? Probably Not

Nina Totenberg, NPR

Posted on July 30, 2017 · No president in history has done that, but some likely have contemplated it.

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