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The Art of the Pardon: How Trump Turned Clemency Into a Business

The Daily

Published
October 30, 2026
Duration
33:36
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Last updated
Oct 30, 2026

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In the final stretch of the midterm election campaign, polls have found that voters are latching onto the perceived corruption of the Trump administration.Kenneth P. Vogel, a New York Times investigative journalist, explores one major story line feeding that perception: how those around the president have turned the pardon process into a business.Guest: K…

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In the final stretch of the midterm election campaign, polls have found that voters are latching onto the perceived corruption of the Trump administration.Kenneth P. Vogel, a New York Times investigative journalist, explores one major story line feeding that perception: how those around the president have turned the pardon process into a business.Guest: Kenneth P. Vogel, an investigative journalist for The New York Times.Background reading: The pardon industry offers rich offenders a path to Pre

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