makes it all the more concerning when you look at how many of trump s pardons carried the stink of political patronage and best in corrupt self-interest at worst. according to pew research center over the course of his four years in office trump only granted 237 acts of clemency. that s the third lowest number of pardons for any president in history. only the two president bush is pardoned fewer people. it would seem that trump was extremely selective about who he pardoned. still some of his pardons were widely praised. like alice johnson in 2020 who was serving life in prison for a nonviolent drug conviction. he posthumously pardoned the historical figure season being anthony, arrested for voting illegally. in 1870 to inject johnson the first black heavyweight boxing champ who is subject to a racist conviction in 1913 for transporting a white woman across state lines. but he also pardoned a robes gallery of political figures including many of his own associates. some of whom
sorry, sparky. i m jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. this sunday, president biden on offense. in a fiery speech outside independence hall on thursday, he warns that americans democracy is at risk from trump loyalist who he calls maga republicans. in that same, speech the president has talked about the progress that biden has made on key issues intended to move the nation forward. all around, thursday the cdc recommended new booster to fight the highly contagious omicron subvariant. the next day the economy got a boost with another solid month of job creation. but as the residents of jackson mississippi will attached, not everything is going well. they are now in their seventh straight day without clean water. here to discuss all of this and more, karine jean-pierre, white house press secretary. karine, welcome back to the sunday show. thank you so much, jonathan, thanks for having me. let s start with, jackson mississippi. president biden signed an emergency dec
Weekend. sunday show which i ve been caper begins right now. which i ve bee caper begins right now a tale of two presidents. after president biden rallies the country to defense democracy, donald trump riles up the maga crowd. you are all enemies of the states. he s an enemy of the state, if you want to know the truth. white house press secretary kareen jean pierre joins me for an exclusive interview on the dueling speeches and president biden scurrying of political winds. plus trump lashes out of the search for mar-a-lago is questions remain about this empty folders and missing classified documents. then, there is this guy. the electric court of liberty still sparks in our hearts. and he expects to be the next house speaker.