It's being reported that Trump is preparing to issue as many as 100 pardons. This surprises exactly no one, as it's a fitting last act of a president who has been largely lawless during his four years in office. But what are the consequences for the people who decide to accept a pardon from Trump? The Supreme Court answered that question in 1915 in the case of George Burdick v. The United States. Mr. Burdick was the editor of the New York Tribune who refused to accept a pardon from President Woo

“Beyond all his administration’s lies and the mobilization of federal law enforcement in Los Angeles and Washington and members of the U.S. military, Donald Trump is the most unabashedly pro-criminal, pro-crime president of my lifetime.” @chrislhayes highlights some of Trump’s pardons since taking office in January, in light of recent comments he made during a Cabinet meeting where he stated, “I’m not a dictator. I just know how to stop crime.” "A lot of people are saying maybe we'd like a dicta