US President Donald Trump has told advisers on several occasions since Election Day that he is considering giving himself a preemptive pardon and asked what the legal and political ramifications would be if did so, according to a report by the New York Times published Thursday.
In addition to himself, Trump has considered pardons for his own family members, including three of his children — Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump — as well as Jared Kushner, Ivanka’s husband and senior advisor to the president. The report added that close associates like Rudy Giuliani, the president’s lawyer, are also on the potential list of pardons.
Trump suggested to advisers that President-elect Joe Biden’s Justice Department might investigate all of them.
The act of a presidential self-pardon is unprecedented, and its legitimacy remains in question.
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He should instead resign thus Mike Pence become president and should do the pardoning.
If Pence would issue Presidential pardons to people in question, his political future would be DOA. He may as well start playing golf, the day after.
Aside from that, the legality of issuing pardons before any charges are brought is very questionable.
I hope he pardons himself the justice dept. will never allow it to stand and then they will prosecute.
Lends new meaning to the expression ‘pardon me?’