The New Yorker

Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy (opens in new tab)

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Ruth Marcus reports on the lawyers and the lobbyists who are in the business of getting clemency for their clients. For some wealthy offenders, forgiveness is just a golf game—or a million-dollar plate at Mar-a-Lago—away.

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