The 59th season premiere of 60 Minutes will dedicate a segment to Donald Trump’s controversial use of the presidential pardon. The segment is the third and final segment to be revealed from the premiere episode, following Jon Wertheim’s profile of the Los Angeles Rams and coach Sean McVay, and Norah O’Donnell’s exclusive interview with the U.S. pilot who was shot down and rescued in Iran. But it is Lesley Stahl’s segment, “The Pardon Economy,” that may end up raising the most eyebrows. “Presidents have pardoned criminals since the time of George Washington. It’s a constitutional power that has been controversial from the start — but…
