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Guest Essay

By Jeffrey Toobin

Mr. Toobin is a contributing Opinion writer and the author of “The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy.”

In recent years, Republican members of the House of Representatives have had a crime rate that seems comparable to that of the most perilous of American neighborhoods, at least going by the growing list of those granted clemency by President Trump.

The latest of these criminals/legislators to receive Mr. Trump’s largess is George Santos, the former congressman from Long Island. The president’s commutation meant that Mr. Santos was released from prison after serving 84 days of an 87-month sentence for wire fraud........

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