| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | Trump flexes power of pardon | President Trump’s use of the presidential power of the pardon is under scrutiny once again, after he announced on Thursday he would erase the conviction of conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza.
The decision for D’Souza came on top of recent pardons for the late heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson as well as Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney during the George W. Bush administration.
The political nature of some of Trump’s pardons disquiets his critics — especially when set against the backdrop of his jabs at the Department of Justice (DOJ), FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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