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Trump wrote on Truth Social that Santos had the "Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN." Trump's clemency grant eliminated Santos's $373,949 restitution obligation to fraud victims—donors Santos stole from using their credit cards without permission. What does Trump's explicit citation of Santos's party loyalty as justification tell you about the criteria Trump uses to determine who deserves clemency?
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Trump's justification makes clemency a reward for partisan loyalty. Trump didn't claim Santos was innocent or cite legal errors. He praised Santos for voting Republican—making party allegiance the cri...
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