- Will Saletan @ The Bulwark: How Republicans Learned to Excuse Political Violence
They used to oppose pardoning the thugs of January 6th. Now they say it’s fine.
- Ross Rosenfeld @ The New Republic: The Sick Message That Trump Is Sending to MAGA America
It’s OK for cops to murder innocent people, for husbands to abuse their wives, and for everyone to target trans people.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump finds another group of politically allied criminals to pardon
For Trump, presidential pardons are effectively party favors to be handed out to people he likes, agrees with or sees as political allies.
- Clair Heddes @ NOTUS: Trump’s White House Press Secretary Reveals Her Failed Campaign Spent $200K in Illicit Contributions
On Thursday, Karoline Leavitt’s failed congressional campaign amended every FEC filing it had ever made to reveal that she failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in excessive contributions that she never paid back, in violation of the law.
- Griffin Eckstein @ Salon: Republican introduces measure to allow Trump a third term — but not Obama
Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles carefully crafted the proposal to exclude past presidents.