Letters from an American

A Pardon on Steroids

May 20, 2026·15 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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The podcast details how the Trump administration, through Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, has established a $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals it claims were victims of 'weaponized' law enforcement under prior administrations, despite the absence of legal standing or judi

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People

Todd BlancheHeather Cox RichardsonJamie RaskinChris Van HollenJoyce White VanceStanley E. Woodward Jr.

Books

Letters from an Americanby Heather Cox Richardson

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Department of Justice

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyFact CheckInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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