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OPINION: After Jho Low’s pardon, are CCOs wasting their time?

An honor guard stands next to the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights July 4, 2001 at the National Archives in Washington, D. C.
Original copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives, Washington, DC. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Andrew Williams | Simpson Street.

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Does the US presidential pardon power render CCOs, CROs, and MLROs obsolete? Former CCO Andrew Williams explores this issue.

A week or so ago I wrote a LinkedIn post about Jho Low’s pardon application. It closed with a question for the CCOs, CROs and MLROs reading it, which was whether we are wasting our time. The post drew some warm responses and one or two pointed ones, and a

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