DECEMBER 26, 2019 NEWS AND VIEWS THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE. THIS REPUBLICAN TOOK $21,500 AND $4,000 IN SEPARATE CHECKS FOR HIS CAMPAIGN AND NOW, MIRACULOUSLY, THE FAMILY’S SON HAS BEEN PARDONED ON A SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL. http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/fbi-reportedly-interested-bevins-scandalous-pardons-kentucky FBI reportedly interested in Bevin’s scandalous pardons in Kentucky 12/26/19 08:40 AM—UPDATED 12/26/19 11:13 AM By Steve Benen PHOTOGRAPH -- Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks during the Indiana Republican Party Spring Dinner, April 21, 2016, in Indianapolis. Photo by Darron Cummings/AP After narrowly losing his re-election bid last month, Kentucky’s then-governor, Republican Matt Bevin, turned his attention to criminal-justice issues, issuing hundreds of controversial pardons and commutations, benefiting a wide range of convicted criminals, including murderers and a man convicted of raping a child . ...