Trumps Ugly New Rants About Jan. 6 Pardons Suddenly Seem More Ominous
b'At last week\\u2019s debate, Donald Trump\\xa0ranted\\xa0that the January 6 defendants are \\u201cso innocent,\\u201d raging that President Biden is \\u201cdestroying their lives.\\u201d Then at a rally, Trump\\xa0called\\xa0for their immediate release, while proclaiming victory over a\\xa0big Supreme Court ruling\\xa0that seemingly weakens the cases against the attackers. Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann just co-authored\\xa0a good new piece\\xa0explaining that the ruling will only impact a small percentage of those cases. Still, if Trump wins, he\\u2019ll pardon untold numbers of those convicted.\\xa0So we talked to Weissmann, who went deep on on that ruling and on why Trump\\u2019s pardon threats endanger the rule of law at its foundations. Listen to this episode\\xa0here.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'