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Marc Short on Trump’s Pardon Policy: ‘It’s Pretty Gross,’ He Saw Biden and Said ‘Hold My Beer’
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CNN

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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
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Abby Phillip
, Marc Short

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter

Name: Marc Short
Employment: White House
Position: Director of Legislative Affairs
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PHILLIP She got exactly ░░░░░░░░ she wanted and that ░░░░░░░░ a pardon for her ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ that a former nursing ░░░░░░░░ executive who pleaded guilty ░░░░░░░░ tax crimes explicitly highlighted ░░░░░░░░ mother s loyalty to ░░░░░░░░ in his bid for ░░░░░░░░ She was also linked ░░░░░░░░ an effort to publicize ░░░░░░░░ Biden s diary in ░░░░░░░░ So now her son ░░░░░░░░ be spared from an ░░░░░░░░ month prison sentence and ░░░░░░░░ than 4 million in ░░░░░░░░ the White House says ░░░░░░░░ was a target of ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration over his ░░░░░░░░ But in addition to ░░░░░░░░ tonight the president has ░░░░░░░░ pardoned a reality show ░░░░░░░░ who were convicted of ░░░░░░░░ evasion and bank fraud ░░░░░░░░ surprise their daughter is ░░░░░░░░ MAGA supporter and an ░░░░░░░░ This is part of ░░░░░░░░ pattern and it has ░░░░░░░░ almost accelerating in part ░░░░░░░░ Trump has put a ░░░░░░░░ loyalist in the pardon ░░░░░░░░ But this particular case ░░░░░░░░ mean it is so ░░░░░░░░ because this guy I ░░░░░░░░ allegedly according to what ░░░░░░░░ was convicted of this ░░░░░░░░ you know maybe over ░░░░░░░░ decade ago that he ░░░░░░░░ skimming money that was ░░░░░░░░ to be for employment ░░░░░░░░ and using it to ░░░░░░░░ for a yacht And ░░░░░░░░ a get out of ░░░░░░░░ free card Marc just ░░░░░░░░ his mother raised money ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump That just ░░░░░░░░ to be the swamp ░░░░░░░░ filled not drained SHORT ░░░░░░░░ Abby I think probably ░░░░░░░░ tonight s show I ░░░░░░░░ be defending a lot ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration policies ░░░░░░░░ have no interest in ░░░░░░░░ his pardon policy I ░░░░░░░░ it s been pretty ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ was frankly at the ░░░░░░░░ of the first administration ░░░░░░░░ look at the pardons ░░░░░░░░ came out there was ░░░░░░░░ lot of coverage at ░░░░░░░░ point about January 6th ░░░░░░░░ the people that were ░░░░░░░░ were sort of ignored ░░░░░░░░ that coverage But for ░░░░░░░░ administration that I think ░░░░░░░░ itself on being tough ░░░░░░░░ crime first administration pardons ░░░░░░░░ inexcusable One of the ░░░░░░░░ legislative accomplishments in theory ░░░░░░░░ the get out of ░░░░░░░░ free legislation he passed ░░░░░░░░ Is this the First ░░░░░░░░ Act SHORT Yes Yes ░░░░░░░░ Okay SHORT And I ░░░░░░░░ that now it s ░░░░░░░░ like he looked at ░░░░░░░░ Biden did I think ░░░░░░░░ s what makes it ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats to condemn ░░░░░░░░ is because of how ░░░░░░░░ Biden s pardons were ░░░░░░░░ it s almost like ░░░░░░░░ saw Biden and said ░░░░░░░░ my beer I m ░░░░░░░░ to show you and ░░░░░░░░ go farther.’”
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