Trump Team Is Freaking Out About His Plan for Birthday Pardons (opens in new tab)

Donald Trump is planning to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with hundreds of additional pardons.Some people in the White House have expressed concerns that Trump’s heavy use of his pardon authority could bode poorly for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections, and that another batch could be even worse, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.The president is expected to announce the 250 pending pardons on either June 14—his birthday—or the Fourth of July.“A White House official s...