Liz Oyer: Donald Trump’s Reported Consideration of Pardoning Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Would ‘Defy All Norms’ for the Use of the Pardon Power

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OYER: “Well, I mean, the pardon for p diddy would really just defy all norms for use of the pardon power. People who commit offenses related to sexual exploitation are not considered for pardons during ordinary times. And Trump reportedly has is also considering pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, the. He hasn’t ruled out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, the codefendant of Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted of sex trafficking of minor children. So the fact that that he won’t rule these out shows that there are really no off limits types of crimes for Donald Trump in the use of the pardon power. But what really, at sort of a deep level bothers me about this is that there are a lot of really deserving people. There are people who have gone through the process that you’re supposed to go through. They’ve submitted all of their materials, they’ve undergone background investigations conducted by the FBI, they’ve provided character references, and they’ve really demonstrated that they’ve earned and deserved this type of relief. And those applications are languishing at the Justice Department, while people who have political connections are”