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Week In Politics: Trump Exercises Veto, Clemency Powers On His Way Out Of Office

By Ron Elving

Published December 26, 2020 at 8:03 AM EST

President Trump is ending his presidency with a flurry of chaos.

Ron Elving

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.

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