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Pardons aren't handed out, you know, as party favors. i mean, they kind of were for trump, but they're only handed out -- they have one purpose, to erase criminal records and criminal sentences, sentences that result in criminal convictions. kevin mccarthy thought donald trump was heading down a path for a pardon. what does he do about that? >> yeah. i mean, he said that -- he brings -- if you listen to the tape, he brings it up proactively, that this is probably a question on many people's minds, and so he's not sure whether trump would resign and pence would pardon him, and so he clearly thi...

Steve: well, president trump hinting at pardon for former arizona sheriff joe arpaio. some on the left not happy. california senator camilla harris tweeting this joe arpaio was convicted because he committed a crime. he should not be pardoned but presidential pardons aren't exactly unprecedent sod why the outcry. let's bring in doug reid for reaction and also author of the book got game of thorn thorns." steve: if he were to go to jail what would happen to him? >> i would be murdered. i interviewed joe. his story would cellular your hair, steve. it's in my book "game of thorns." i interviewed ...

Political here but if you look at the black lives movement, and you look at a lot of these things where there are wrongful convictions in the african-american community, and now we have a white man, who of two white men who are now on -- on "fox & friends" and there's a netflix series and all of these things, it's bringing to light an issue that we have in america. and it's not a black or white issue. it's an issue of wrongful convictions, and getting the proper counsel possible. and on top of that i just want to point out, a lot of people who need pardons aren't ever in prison. they were sent...