David Farber

law professor at the University of California, Berkeley

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Law professor at the University of California, Berkeley

David Farber on KCRW

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Christmas is days away, and for 15 people who were naughty, President Trump delivered a special gift last night: a presidential pardon. Five people had their sentences commuted.

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