Trump’s Flurry of Pardons, and Musk’s Goodbye

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<p>Plus, the rise of crypto kidnappings. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/trump-pardons-hoover-grimm-chrisley.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Gives Clemency to More Than Two Dozen, Including Political Allies</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/business/trump-tariffs-blocked-federal-court.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/china-student-visas-revoke.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says</strong></a>, <i>by Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Theodore Schleifer, Jonathan Swan and Ryan Mac</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/europe/france-crypto-kidnappings.html" target="_blank"><strong>French Crypto Chiefs Step Up Security After String of Violent Kidnappings</strong></a>, <i>by Aurelien Breeden, Catherine Porter and Liz Alderman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/movies/bruce-logan-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bruce Logan, Who Blew Up the Death Star in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 78</strong></a>, <i>by Richard Sandomir</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/obituaries/greg-cannom-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Greg Cannom, Who Made Brad Pitt Old and Marlon Wayans White, Dies at 73</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Traub</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>