<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[NEW: Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>NEW: Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene. But what drew reporter Jeremy Kohler to this story was the people on the other side of that act of grace.<br /><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-joseph-schwartz-pardon-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>propublica.org/article/trump-j</span><span>oseph-schwartz-pardon-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" rel="tag">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" rel="tag">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" rel="tag">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" rel="tag">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legal" rel="tag">#<span>Legal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Family" rel="tag">#<span>Family</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1bcdbe91-61a6-49ed-b37f-4c3ff2b9b131/new-stories-about-pardons-are-often-told-as-stories-about-presidential-power-who-had-access-who-persuaded-a-president-to-intervene.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:02:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1bcdbe91-61a6-49ed-b37f-4c3ff2b9b131.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:30:12 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to NEW: Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:38:12 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/propublica%40newsie.social">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> Pardon is one of the most antidemocratic feature of the us legal system. It is not unique (other democracies such as France has an equivalent one) but it certainly should be removed (and if judged necessary transferred to a bipartisan congress commission of at least 10 persons so as to avoid undue presidential power).</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/tomtom/statuses/116437542026460396</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/tomtom/statuses/116437542026460396</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomtom@pouet.chapril.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:38:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>