How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters

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The beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s mercy in his second term have mostly been people with access to the president or his inner circle. Those who have followed the rules set out by the Department of Justice, meanwhile, are still waiting.

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