Trump Just Pardoned a Guy Who Wrote a Book Calling Him a 'Genius'
Though Donald Trump has found ways to subvert most of them, when the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution they made sure to include several checks to the president’s power. In regard to pardons, however, the president’s authority is all but absolute. “The President … shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment,” reads Article II. This means Trump can hand a “Get Out of Jail Free” card to literally anyone convicted of a federal crime, so long as it doesn’t impede an impeachment process.
On Wednesday, the White House announced the two latest recipients of the coveted presidential blessing: Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who last year wrote a book called Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other; and Patrick Nolan, a former Republican lawmaker and the current director of the Center for Criminal Justice Reform at the American Conservative Union Foundation.
As with many of Trump’s previous pardons — such as the one he handed out to former Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff Joe Arpaio, which over 20 Democrats last week asked a federal court to invalidate — the pair he handed out on Wednesday represent some of the most bald-faced cronyism of the president’s time in office.
Black is a billionaire friend of Trump’s who was convicted of four counts of fraud in 2007. He spent three-and-a-half years in prison before being deported to his native Canada. Black is known primarily for running Hollinger International, a media company that published papers like the Chicago Sun-Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Jerusalem Post. He also partnered with Trump to build Trump Tower in Chicago before Trump ultimately bought him out.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-pardon-conrad-black-patrick-nolan-836068/
Rewarded for kissing Trump's ass.
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