Is Trump abusing his power over the judiciary?

The sentencing of Trump ally and political strategist Roger Stone was mired in controversy after the US president criticised a juror and the original prosecutors in the case. The same week, Donald Trump granted clemency to seven white collar criminals. Does the president have too much power over the judicial system? Brooke Masters discusses with Edward Luce and Kadhim Shubber. Contributors: Brooke Masters, opinion and analysis editor, Edward Luce, US national editor and columnist and Kadhim Shubber, US Legal and enforcement correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Is Trump abusing his power over the judiciary? is an episode from FT News by Financial Times.

This episode is 17:14 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2020.

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