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Todd Blanche: “President Trump has full authority to pardon or commute…”

Featuring: Todd Blanche, Republican | United States Deputy Attorney General | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:52

That investigation into this impropriety was shut down at the request of your office. Did you have any involvement or knowledge about the commutation of Mr. Gentiles sentence? President Trump has full authority to pardon or commute anybody convicted of federal [crimes]. That's not my question. So I'm answering your question. Did you. I'm asking your question. So what? My communications with President Trump I will not talk about. (04:52–05:00)

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Asserts that President Trump has the authority to pardon or commute federal convictions.

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