Whiskey Rebellion 025: Pardon Me?

President Donald Trump has recently asserted his "complete power to pardon." Frank and David look at the origin and history of the president pardon power, including:

• George Washington's pardon of the Whiskey Rebels
• Lincoln's pardon of Copperhead Clement Vallandigham
• Andrew Johnson's generous use of the pardon for former Confederates during Reconstruction
• Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon

Last Drops

Frank: SHEAR conference in Philadelphia, including a controversal tweet about yellow fever, and Pod Save America

David: Manisha Sinha's prize at SHEAR for The Slave's Cause and This American Life episode "Fear and Loathing in Homer and Rockville"