Kimberly Wehle, a constitutional law expert at the University of Baltimore’s School of Law, joins the Utterly Moderate Podcast to discuss her new book, Pardon Power: How the Pardon Power System Works—and Why.
Wehle and host Lawrence Eppard discuss a variety of topics, including:
How the pardon power looms large in the current presidential election.Why Wehle believes the pardon power is necessary to retain.The constitutional limits of and possible reforms to the pardon.Both good and bad historical examples of the pardon’s use.Whether it might be used (appropriately or inappropriately) to help the Jan. 6 rioters, Hunter Biden, or to self-pardon Donald Trump (and whether a self-pardon is even constitutional). People are also reading…
Violent rioters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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