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All the President’s Pardons

President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son and President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to set free people who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, bring back memories of what’s considered the most controversial pardon ever: Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon. Ford’s pardon of the former president in 1974 sparked outrage among politicians and the American people.
Ken Hughes
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How Carter’s life of public service and humanitarianism will be recognized

To discuss Carter's life and legacy, Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz spoke with Judy Woodruff, who has covered Carter since before he was elected president, presidential historian Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia and Stuart Eizenstat, who was a domestic policy adviser to President Carter.
Barbara Perry
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Trump's New International Reality

Eric and Eliot discuss the anniversary of January 6th and the somewhat successful efforts by MAGA types to rewrite its history in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Eric Edelman