I Ran the Pardon Office and Saw Trump Upend the Clemency System

Former DOJ attorney Larry Kupers explains how the system has changed since the Obama administration

Max Ufberg
GEN
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5 min readFeb 24, 2020

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When Larry Kupers went to work for the Justice Department in 2014, he didn’t see it as joining the enemy, even though he’s spent his career as a federal and public defender fighting against

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Max Ufberg
GEN
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