DOJ, during the same era that it wrote that a sitting President cannot be indicted (something I disagree with and that has protected Trump thus far), also wrote an opinion saying a sitting President cannot pardon himself. Link below https://t.co/5ADWO6hFqR
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) January 7, 2021
NYT reporting that Trump is considering pardoning himself. As I wrote here, if he does that, he’s basically guaranteeing he’ll be prosecuted https://t.co/WVu2yBkhnr
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 7, 2021
Reminder: Presidential pardons apply only to federal law and provide no protection against state crimes. They would not apply to charges that could be brought by prosecutors in Manhattan investigating the Trump Organization's finances. https://t.co/m637BgfJua
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 7, 2021
President Trump has reportedly discussed pardoning himself before his presidency ends https://t.co/PF5jF1fKfo
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 7, 2021
One of the legal questions over a self-pardon involves the fact that neither the president, nor members of his family, have been charged by federal prosecutors with a crime.
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) January 7, 2021
Blanket pardons or amnesties have had operative clauses that refer to specific offenses or spans of time.
JUST IN: Trump has suggested he wants to pardon himself: report https://t.co/Ff4m29R0Va pic.twitter.com/X0X3s2bWWU
— The Hill (@thehill) January 7, 2021
It’s no surprise that Trump wants to pardon himself, and his complicity in yesterday’s act of domestic terrorism give him more incentive to try.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) January 7, 2021
A self-pardon creates a dangerous precedent of a president who is above the law.
Trump should be removed before he pardons himself. https://t.co/dAUkk3Akq0
Trump floating the idea of pardoning himself does raise the stakes of Congress impeaching and removing him now. Otherwise a president could simply wait until the final weeks of term, break laws in an effort to subvert election, foment insurrection, and pardon self if that fails.
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 7, 2021
BREAKING: Pres. Trump has suggested to advisers that he wants to grant himself a pardon before leaving office, sources familiar with the discussions tell @ABC News. https://t.co/bhgni1fArg
— ABC News (@ABC) January 7, 2021
Sad! 