How did the presidential pardon go from a tool of mercy to an expression of power? On this episode, Jeffrey Toobin joins Golden Age host Andrew Zucker to discuss the origins of pardons, Ford’s pardon of Nixon, and how pardons have evolved since then. Toobin dives into whether there was a pardon for presidency trade between Ford and Nixon, how Ford was swayed into the pardon, and who Trump might just pardon next.



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