Links for the 12/5 TRMS

The full set of links to material cited on tonight’s show will be posted here, but the one Rachel called out specifically is this Pro Publica piece:

Part 1: Presidential Pardons Heavily Favor Whites

Part 2: Pardon Applicants Benefit From Friends in High Places

OK, here’s the full list of tonight’s citations:

Newt Gingrich opens Iowa campaign office

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Maddowblog

HHS faces new accusations of presenting nonexistent research, adding to alarming pattern

Steve Benen

Maddowblog

Trump taps right-wing lawyer, former podcast host to lead the Office of Special Counsel

Steve Benen

Constitution of the United States

U.S. Mail May Arrive a Bit Later

Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails ‘Cover-Up’

Presidential Pardons Heavily Favor Whites

Pardon Applicants Benefit From Friends in High Places

Office of the Pardon Attorney

21st Amendment

Prohibition Repeal Is Ratified at 5:32 P.M.; Roosevelt Asks Nation to Bar the Saloon; New York Celebrates With Quiet Restraint

Town of liquor foe Carry Nation OKs Sunday sales