During the deliberations over whether to ratify the US constitution in 1788, George Mason, the Virginian politician and scholar, warned against one particular inclusion: the right of a president to pardon people.
“He may frequently pardon crimes which were advised by himself,” Mason said. “It may happen, at some future day, that he will establish a monarchy, and destroy the republic.”
Donald Trump this week once more tested the boundaries of what voters will tolerate when it comes to presidential clemency, issuing pardons to 15 people on Tuesday and a further 26 on Wednesday.
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