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The >> there would be a whole list, an explanation, a process. i dont think that that process is totally out the door either tr its just its very rare that president obama without that doj process pardon someone. >> i think the process is out the door because i dealt with the process on behalf of a client. you do to the department of justice, you have to petition them. theres usually five years between the sentence and the -- and the pardon. >> when you start, right. >> yeah, you have to show re...

Advise irrelevant micha adviser michael flynn. its one of the presidents most unfettered powers. he can wave a wand and say you get a pardon, you get a pardon just in the same way oprah might be offering a car. and it appears the presidents been acting that way. he has been abanding on the traditional justice department process, just take the case of dinesh dsouza yesterday, the far right fire brand he was only four years removed from his conviction, he pleaded guilty to campaign finance froud u...

Looked at by the special counsel about another meeting before the inauguration. what he was doing with the crown principle of abu dhabi. and so what if they committed a federal crime, no questions about the power of the pardon and what signals the president might be sending to old pals. but lets start this morning with the white house and wall street. this newly triggered trade war picking up stream. theres the class act now from the european union and mexico announcing they will punish imports ...

Eugene and shawna are here too. jeff, if youre michael cohen, representing michael cohen and you see this, what are you thinking? >> i think the message is clear that what is happening is the pardon powers morphing into if you have been charged with something similar to what michael cohen can be charged with, what flynn was charged with, what manafort was charged with, you may be getting a pardon. i think the message is, hey, guys, dont cooperate, stay low, eventually we can help you out. >> do ...

Blagojevi so you know were always going after the who, what, where, when, and why. today were focussing on the last one as the big question for the white house. why is the president considering a pardon nor martha stewart? considering shortening a sentence for governor robb blagojevich? would koh it be a signal to michael cohen the presidents long-time loyal who is feeling pressure from robert mueller as he closes in on folks involved with this. or does this have to deal with mueller himself w...