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Trump Straight Up Admits He Pardons People Because He Expects a Favor

When Donald Trump gives, he expects something in return. The revelation came amid an attack Wednesday night against Texas Representative Henry Cuellar, who Trump apparently believed should have become a Republican after he received a presidential pardon last year. Speaking at a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, Trump insisted that he never expects…

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