An informal legal adviser to President Donal Trump said the president got a "trill" from pardoning Scooter Libby. Libby was charged with 4 counts (one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of perjury, and one count of making false statements). On Saturday, Trump said he is considering pardoning the late boxer, Jack Johnson who was convicted in 1913 under the Mann Act for taking his girlfriend across state lines for "immoral purposes. Some people suggest this is a message to Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney.
Synthesis: This story reminds me of the controversy surrounding Gerald Ford and Nixon. The incident being that one of Gerald Ford's First presidential command was to give Nixon a full pardon.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/trump-pardon-cnn-tv/index.html
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