Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The legality -- or illegality -- of pardoning your family or yourself
The White House is reportedly looking into the president’s pardoning powers when it comes to his aides, family, and himself; and Trump’s lawyers are reportedly exploring ways to undercut the Dept. of Justice’s Russia investigation by finding conflicts of interest among Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe White House is reportedly looking into the president’s pardoning powers when it comes to his aides, family, and himself; and Trump’s lawyers are reportedly exploring ways to undercut the Dept. of Justice’s Russia investigation by finding conflicts of interest among Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators.
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The full episode
1 of 6Can the president legally pardon himself?- 0:00The legality -- or illegality -- of pardoning your family or yourselfYou’re reading this
- 9:15Will a new communications director make Trump stop tweeting?
- 16:29The effort to get a Paul Walker statue on San Clemente Pier
- 18:25Trump administration quietly cuts funds for teen pregnancy prevention programs
- 26:49How crowdsourcing bacteria samples can help develop new antibiotics
- 36:16Can Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' rake it in at the box offices?