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Trump Administration's Pardons and Actions Undermine Fight Against Public Corruption

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President Trump's pardons of 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators convicted of corruption, along with dismantling the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, undermine the fight against public corruption, according to legal experts.

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