Ex-pardon czar Ed Martin rips claims of clemency corruption, laments admin losing early momentum: ‘Everybody’s tired’

Former pardon attorney Ed Martin likened accusations about a cash for clemency racket in President Trump's orbit to the "Russia hoax" and lamented that the administration lost momentum from its early days to dramatically transform the government.
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