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Fold. it was by the investigative duo called bernstein and bob woodward. "dean alleges nixon knew of cover-up plan." now, that's the kind of headline that scandalized the nation. even at a time when many watergate headlines were shockers. because if true it meant there was a lawyer on the inside ready to turn. the kind of thing that could end a presidency. which it partly did because this man john dean had knowledge almost no one else had, telling investigators nixon had prior knowledge of payments used to buy the silence of watergate conspirators and offers of executive clemency extended in h...

Moonbeam brown, crimes include kidnapping and robbery, badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize and dealing drugs. is this really what the great people of california want? joining us now, joe watkins, republican strategist and former bush white house aide and victoria di francesco. thank you for joining us this afternoon. brown eliminates the grounds on which they could be targeted for removal from the country. what does this mean for folks given the clemency? >> the issue of executive clemency is especially important to the immigrant community. if you are an immigra...

Pardon arpaio? >> i'm not aware of the details of it, to the extent to cwhich can provide you in writing, i would be pleased to do so. >> well -- >> but the president has the power to issue pardons with or without the department of justice involved. and that has been done in the past in some very dramatic-type pardons. this pardon, evening, was well within the power of the president to do. >> well, my understanding is that pardon requests usually go through the office of the pardon attorney in the department of justice. and decisions are made according to certain standards, set out in that off...

Pardon arpaio? >> i'm not aware of the details of it to the extent to which i can provide you in writing. i would be pleased to do so. but the president has the power to issue pardons with or without the department of justice involved and that has been done in the past in some very dramatic type pardons. this pardon i think was well within the power of the president to do. >> well, my understanding is that pardon requests usually go through the office of the pardon attorney in the department of justice. and decisions are made according to certain standards set out in that office's rules govern...

What was the process, then, by which the decision was made to pardon arpaio? >> i'm not aware of the details of it to the extent of which i can provide you in writing. i would be pleased to do so. but the president has the power to issue pardons with or without the department of justice involved. and that has been done in the past in some dramatic type pardons. this pardon i think was well within the power of the president to do. >> well, my understanding is that pardon requests usually go through the office of pardon attorney in the department of justice. and decisions are made according to c...