https://freerepublic.com/tag/karpovisputinspal/ en-us Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:36:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4348618/posts America’s Founders made the presidential pardon power absolute, and they did so as a protection against injustice. But Hamilton and Madison might be having second thoughts as they watch President Trump dole out pardons as a form of political legal tender. In the latest example, Mr. Trump on Wednesday pardoned crypto kingpin Changpeng Zhao, who happens to be a Trump family business partner. “I gave him a pardon at the request of a lot of very good people,” Mr. Trump said. “A lot of people say that he wasn’t guilty of anything.” One of those people wasn’t Mr. Zhao, unless... Wal Street Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4348618/posts#comment Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:36:55 GMT