A president facing a major scandal, just as the highest-profile trial is about to begin, pardons the indicted or convicted officials around him to effectively stop the investigation that’s closing in on his own illegal conduct. Trump soon? We’ll see. But this actually describes what President George H.W. Bush did in 1992. The Iran/Contra scandal … Continue reading "Triumph of Conventional Wisdom: AP Expunges Iran/Contra Pardons from Barr’s Record"
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