It’s been nearly two weeks since Donald Trump signed one of the most scandalous pardons of his presidency, extending clemency to Changpeng Zhao, founder of the crypto exchange Binance, who helped finance the president’s stablecoin and put money in the Trump family’s pockets. The president has since had multiple opportunities to explain why he took such a step, and he’s failed in humiliating fashion.

What does House Speaker Mike Johnson think about this intensifying controversy, brought to the fore during a “60 Minutes” interview that aired on Sunday night? “I don’t know anything about it,” the Louisiana Republican said on Monday morning in response to a reporter’s question.

Raju: Last week, you were very critical of Biden, you said he didn’t even know who was pardoning. On 60 minutes, Trump admitted not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire guilty of money laundering. Is that also concerning?

Johnson: I don’t know anything about it.

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As MSNBC’s Jen Psaki noted in a segment a couple of weeks ago, the House GOP leader has claimed ignorance in recent weeks on everything from Trump’s crypto dealings to the president’s reported relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. citizens being detained by federal immigration agents to a would-be assassin plotting to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

In politics, there’s a phrase for Americans who struggle to keep up with day-to-day news and current events and who tend to be ill informed about key issues. They’re known as “low-information voters.”