Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170826:01:54:00
Abuse question that i want to talk about. the fact that it's a presidential power doesn't mean that it's without abuse. a governor who auctions off a pardon is abusing power and there are statutes to deal with that. given that obstruction was one of the house judiciary issues in above the the clinton and nixon cases, is the abuse of the pardon power something in your view that can amount to potential obstruction? >> i think so. if you use that pardon power, which is absolute except in matters of impeachment, but if you use that pardon power in exchange for interfering with an investigation, ly...