Trump’s Pardon Doctrine vs. the Modern “Mercy” Machine | Ed Martin episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 54 MIN

Trump’s Pardon Doctrine vs. the Modern “Mercy” Machine | Ed Martin

from The Terry Schilling Show · host The Terry Schilling Show

What does REAL mercy look like?I sat down with Ed Martin, President Trump’s pardon attorney, to unpack how mercy has been used—and abused—in America’s justice system.For decades, Democrats turned clemency into a political tool—Clintons trading pardons for connections, Obama gutting drug laws, Biden using an auto-pen.Trump showed a different model: law & order and mercy.

What does REAL mercy look like?I sat down with Ed Martin, President Trump’s pardon attorney, to unpack how mercy has been used—and abused—in America’s justice system.For decades, Democrats turned clemency into a political tool—Clintons trading pardons for connections, Obama gutting drug laws, Biden using an auto-pen.Trump showed a different model: law & order and mercy.

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