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A report on August 28 said Trump had told aides he would pardon them if they broke the law to help build the border wall. The story handed critics a fresh obstruction and abuse-of-power argument: the president was allegedly offering future forgiveness as a license for illegal conduct.
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A report on August 28 said Trump had told aides he would pardon them if they broke the law to help build the border wall. The story handed critics a fresh obstruction and abuse-of-power argument: the president was allegedly offering future forgiveness as a license for illegal conduct.
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A report on August 28 said Trump had told aides he would pardon them if they broke the law to help build the border wall. The story handed critics a fresh obstruction and abuse-of-power argument: the president was allegedly offering future forgiveness as a license for illegal conduct.
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