Johnson dodges question about Binance pardon
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s criticism of former President Joe Biden is coming back to haunt the Republican Party as President Donald Trump indicated he forgot who he pardoned in an interview on 60 Minutes.
Speaker Mike Johnson — a staunch critic of President Biden’s use of the autopen to sign pardons — is declining to comment on President Trump’s admission that he pardoned a cryptocurrency billionaire without knowing who the man is.
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Maddow Blog | ‘I don’t know anything about that’: Mike Johnson becomes the low-information House speaker
Confronted with questions he should know the answer to, House Speaker Mike Johnson has proven to be surprisingly ignorant about current events.
During a press conference on Monday, CNN's Manu Raju noted that Trump claimed to "know nothing" about Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, even though the president had pardoned him after his company boosted the Trump family's crypto business.
Speaker Johnson refused to condemn Trump's pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, even after one man tied to the Capitol attack was arrested for making death threats.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to grant clemency to former New York Rep. George Santos, who was serving a seven-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft.
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Mike Johnson calls into question Biden executive actions signed by autopen in wake of report
While it is legal for the president to use an autopen, Republicans are investigating whether Biden was fully aware of such activity.