Trump Exits With Pardons Backfiring, As Cohen Details Danger Of New Witnesses - The Beat - MSNBC

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As Pres. Trump pardons many allies during his last days in office, his former attorney Michael Cohen explains how some pardons could backfire. Cohen also details his own new court filings -- regarding both his own case and other inmates, whom Cohen says Trump has abandoned despite past pledges about criminal justice reform. Aired on 12/28/2020.

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1. Cohen seems stronger than his previous interviews

and I guess he doesn't like Donald Trump very much.

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2. Yes, my impression is that he's come a long way

In so many of his interviews he's referred to him as "Mr. Trump," like he's still an "employee."

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3. Is it even possible to preemptively pardon someone?

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4. Yep. Ford did it for the never-charged Nixon

Ford might have been a decent president, but that pardon sealed his doom.

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5. That's a damn good question! And doesn't he have to name the reasons for the pardons??

And his pardons don't affect state charges - plus, as Michael Cohen said, it could backfire on Trump who is too clueless to think of that. He likes to think of himself as the American version of Kim Jong-un since he has never read the Constitution or knows a thing about American History or Civics

And that's yet another excellent depiction! Something that we all can look forward to?!