# Trump Hasn’t Pardoned Many People — But So Far They Have Been Mostly His Friends

- **URL:** https://www.genesisbrand.com/trump-hasnt-pardoned-many-people-but-so-far-they-have-been-mostly-his-friends/
- **Published:** 2020-12-11

In this episode of the Genesis Brand Politics podcast, Galen Druke speaks with Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux about presidential pardons — why presidents have that power, how they’ve used it in the past and how Trump’s record compares with that of his predecessors.