Pardon Me, What?
The Young Turks
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The Role of the Democrats in the Trump Trial
John Avlon: If the roles were reversed, do you think a Republican president and pardons a Democratic former president? He says of course a Republican wouldn't even consider it. Avlon: But notice that the Washington Post chose to run this op-ed because they think, no, the Democrats would contemplate it. And the Democratic leadership is so pathetically weak that they would think about breaking the rules to help their opponents he adds.Avlon: Sparing the country of the ordeal of a trial would go a long way towards repairing the nation's frayed political fabric.
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