Article URL: https://medium.com/freedomofthought/the-presidents-power-to-pardon-friends-and-allies-must-end-b9574f9eedfb
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49736289
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The President's Power to Pardon Friends and Allies Must End
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Thursday 17 September 2026, 04:09 UTC
By raynchad
1 min read
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Article URL: https://medium.com/freedomofthought/the-presidents-power-to-pardon-friends-and-allies-must-end-b9574f9eedfb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49736289 Points: 13 # Comments: 3
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