In going back on his word, the lame-duck president just made it easier for Donald Trump to issue pardons in his upcoming second term.
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Debra J. Saunders joined the Review Journal as White House correspondent in December 2016, after 24 years writing a usually conservative opinion-page column for the San Francisco Chronicle. She has a B.A. in Greek and Latin from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, which may or may not prepare her for covering the Trump White House. She is syndicated with Creators Syndicate.
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Review-Journal Washington columnist Debra Saunders is writing an Election Day blog from the nation’s capital. Follow her running commentary here.
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