WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined in-studio by former U.S. Attorney James Santelle and they began by discussing presidential pardons. This included the history of the pardon, if they were absolute, what they mean and former U.S. President Joe Biden’s pre-emptive pardons (as well as their history).

Steve next asks James about the U.S. legislature’s role in Biden’s pardons as well as current U.S. President Donald Trump’s pardons towards the rioters that stormed the U.S. capitol building on January 6th, 2021, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Next, Steve and James discussed President Trump’s executive order attacking birthright citizenship, the wording, gun rights and more.

They moved on to discussing immigration and border policy under the second Trump administration.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS:

-Attorney James Santelle mentioned leave of court in Washington, D.C. where federal judges refused to dismiss cases regarding President Donald Trump and the January 6th, 2021, insurrection.

-Steve Scaffidi brought up the now former CBS 58 meteorologist who was fired for making a comment about Elon musk’s fascist salute on Inauguration Day