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Today, Explained

Pardon me

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Scooter Libby. Dinesh D'Souza. So far, none of President Donald Trump’s pardons have had anything to do with his administration, but many believe he is flexing this particular muscle for an audience of one: Robert Mueller. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains why the president is dropping hints about pardoning himself and how American democracy may soon be tested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Vanderbluge!

0:02.0

Rommus for room!

0:04.0

Guess who's back with us this week?

0:07.0

Oh wait, let me think about it.

0:09.0

We've been here before, we've had this and that and where and who and when and...

0:13.0

Is it...

0:15.0

Zippercruder?

0:16.0

Yeah, it's Zippercruder!

0:18.0

How'd you do that?

0:19.0

I don't know, I almost feel like I've been here before.

0:23.0

Zippercruder.com slash explained.

0:26.0

The smartest way to hire.

0:28.0

The smartest way to hire.

0:30.0

The smartest way to hire.

0:33.0

Intro propot politics reporter here at Vox.

0:43.0

There's a whole lot going on with the president, the Mueller investigation, there's memos,

0:47.0

there's pardon, there's letters.

0:49.0

Is there any through line here?

0:52.0

I think the big picture story is that Trump is escalating his attacks on my life.

0:57.0

Attacks on Mueller and showing off that he can use his presidential powers or claiming that he can use those powers to thwart the investigation.

1:09.0

Should he so desire?

1:11.0

And so where does this all start?

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