. >> all right, christopher eisgruber, he is president of princeton university. also chair of american universities. you can find out more about that organization at aau.edu. thank you for being with us. thank you. it's been a pleasure to be here. >>> welcome back. we are talking about presidents and pardon power with samuel morrison. he's in the office of the pardoned attorney. sam, welcome to the program. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> what was your reaction to president biden's pardoning of his son hunter? >> i wasn't surprised at all. i know he said he wouldn't do it. but i expected that he would. just because the impulse of a father to a son. i understand people find it disquieting. but it wasn't exactly invalid. it was a wide use of the power but not illegal. it's very broad. only one could have been ford's pardon of nixon. >> we'll talk about that, but i want to first show a portion of president biden's statement on his pardopping of his son. it ys no reasonable person who looks the facts of hunter's casn reach the concluhat nter was singled out on

. >> all right, christopher eisgruber, he is president of princeton university.o chair of american universities. you can find out more about that organization at aau.edu. thank you for being with us. thank you. it's been a pleasure to be here. >>> welcome back. we are talking about presidents and pardon power with samuel morrison. he's in the office

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host: christopher eisgruber is the chair of the association of american universities and president ofeton university. thanks so much for joining us. guest: thank you. it's been a pleasure. host: up next, we will be joined by samuel morison, focused on clemency at the justice department. we will talk about the hunter biden pardon and how broad the pardon should be for presidents and that debate. we'll be right back. ♪ >> there is something for every c-span fan when you let your fingers do the shopping during our cyber monday sale. click now on our online store. save up to 35% off site wide. hoodies, sweatshirts, glassware, mugs, and more. every purchase helps to support our nonprofit operation. shop our cyber monday sale, up to 35% off, or scan the co on the right. ♪ >> the house will be in order. >> this year c-span celebrates 45 years of covering congress like no other. since 1979 we have been your primary source for capitol hill, providing balanced, unfiltered coverage of government, taking you to where the policy is debated and decided with the support of america's cable companies.