Inexcusable Pardons
Trump is publicly abusing his pardon power to send a message to his henchmen that their silence will be rewarded.
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Let’s start in 1982.
That’s the year when Willie Simmons wrestled a man to the ground and stole a wallet containing $9. After a trial that lasted 25 minutes, he was convicted and sentenced to life without parole. He told Beth Shelburne, who tweeted his story in December, that she was his first visitor “since 2005 after…