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State law can trump the President’s pardon power

By Leslie Gielow Jacobs on November 2, 2017
Posted in Policy Change

With the federal indictments of former Trump campaign officials, the President’s pardon power – which he has tweeted about and used, to exonerate Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio – is again in the news.  While questions exist as to the scope of the President’s power, like whether he can pardon himself,…

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