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"How far reaching is his power to pardon—i.e. can he throw the prison doors to huge crowds of “his people” who have been convicted of rape and murder?"

Think bigger. He could "pardon" all illegal aliens in one fell swoop.

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I think he would have to identify them by name for such to be effective.

He could certainly pardon all terrorists held at Gitmo.