<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: pardon interruption.</p><br><p>What’s the purpose of the presidential pardon? Well, depends on who you ask — hypothetically, it’s meant for course-correction and honoring restorative justice. But presidents on both ends of the spectrum have used it for purposes that are distinctly <em>not</em> that. So do we need the pardon or do we need to get rid of it… and either way, what’s next?</p><br><p>Kim Wehle joins us once again to talk about her new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Pardon-Power-Works_and-Why/dp/1954907508"><em>Pardon Power</em></a>.</p><br><p>Hear Me Out ends next week. So, before then, please feel free to email the show: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><br><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie.</p><br><p>Want more Hear Me Out? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit <a href="http://slate.com/awordplus">slate.com/hearmeoutplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>