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April 17, 2019

Dems Probing Report of Trump Pardon for Blocking Entry to Migrants
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Democrats are seeking information from acting Homeland Security
Secretary Kevin Mc Aleenan, after reports emerged last week that
President Trump told Mc Aleenan he would pardon him if he was put in
jail for directing border agents to block entry to asylum seekers, which
is illegal. Trump reportedly had the exchange with Mc Aleenan during a
visit to the border in Calexico, California, when he was the Customs and
Border Protection commissioner, just two days before Trump promoted him
to fill the post left vacant by ousted DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

The House Judiciary Committee is also seeking documents related to a
March 21 meeting between Trump and Nielsen about reinstating Trump's
"zero tolerance" family separation policy and shutting down the
U.S.-Mexico border. The deadline to respond to the committee's request
is April 30.


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