Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180422:23:31:00
Exact clemency than he did, but he was doing it to inflict racist policies. >> processing pardon petitions happens at the time of politicians involved, and that could have played a role. >> and even the idea of pardoning is very recent and very rare. >> bill clinton and george bush both did. >> those are the only two presidents who have done it. and i think there's only one case in each of the presidencies, so it is very rare and recent. so i think we have to say that to say, please do this, president obama. and, at the same time, there's no absolution for your racist behavior so far. no absol...