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Dem senator divides party over controversial pardon proposal: 'I don’t think it makes sense'

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., called for an end to the presidential pardon through a post on X on Monday."I’ve been in support of getting rid of a presidential pardon for either party. I don’t think it makes sense in the modern world. And we just saw why it’s a problem last week," Slotkin said."Last week, Donald Trump pardoned the CEO of a cryptocurrency company called Binance. This CEO had invested heavily in President Trump’s family crypto venture. I didn’t like it when Democrats did it, I don’t like it when Republicans do it," Slotkin said.While many Democrats in the House of Representative...