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Democrats vow to investigate Trump pardon brokers if party controls Congress
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
Senior Democratic lawmakers vowed to investigate the new market that has sprung up around President Trump's pardons, citing CBS News video that aired in a 60 Minutes report.
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