It’s one of the few areas where the President has nearly unchecked power.
President Trump issued a raft of pardons this week, but news out of London on Wednesday raises questions about whether the tool has been a bargaining chip since the early months of Trump’s presidency.
The question comes in the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, currently fighting extradition to the U.S. from London.
In a court hearing on Wednesday, a lawyer for Assange reportedly told a British judge a bizarre story involving Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), a potential pardon, and Roger Stone wannabe Chuck Johnson.
The Assange lawyer outlined a potential …read more
Source:: TPM
