Pardon Me? Jeffrey Toobin on When Presidential Pardons Turn Absolute Power Into Questionable Justice #TrueCrimeTue

In this episode of Up+Adam, legal analyst and best-selling author Jeffrey Toobin joins Adam Montiel for a deep dive into one of the most controversial and consequential powers in American politics—the presidential pardon. With insights from his new book, The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, Toobin explores historic pardons, the political weight behind them, and the ethical dilemmas they create. Was Ford’s pardon of Nixon a mistake? How shady was Biden to pardon his whole friggin family? What about Trump pardoning violent Jan 6 rioters? Should the Supreme Court be able to challenge pardons? And how do recent controversial pardons shape the future of democracy? A compelling conversation with one of the sharpest legal minds in media.Get The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy here: AmazonFollow Jeffrey Toobin’s work at The New York TimesTwitter/X: @JeffreyToobin*******SIDEWAYS UNCORKED BOOK ADAM MENTIONS********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!*******Get your tickets to SLO COMEDY FESTIVAL HERE!********ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!********For more behind-the-scenes moments and additional content, follow Adam on Instagram at @adamontheair HERE.*********Sincere Thanks to the supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them!Window Coverings By DesignWe Help You LegalGeneral Store Paso RoblesDaou VineyardsWoodsHumaneSocietyTin City DistilleryOriginal Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner CollectiveMoonshiner on Spotify HEREFollow Adam on InstagramPlease Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com