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Trump Says He Has Complete Power to Pardon
By PETER BAKER JULY 22, 2017
WASHINGTON President Trump on Saturday asserted the complete power to pardon relatives, aides and possibly even himself in response to investigations into Russias meddling in last years election even as he came to the defense of Attorney General Jeff Sessions just days after expressing regret about appointing him.
In a series of early morning messages on Twitter, Mr. Trump suggested that he had no need to use the pardon power at this point but left the option open. While presidents have the authority to pardon others for federal crimes, legal scholars debate whether a president can pardon himself. Mr. Trumps use of the word complete seemed to suggest he did not see a limit to that authority.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions.html
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(90,347 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)mopinko
(70,127 posts)you gonna sit in the wh after doing that?
the streets will explode.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)It requires an admission that a crime was committed to receive a pardon eh?
mopinko
(70,127 posts)it also strips you of your 5th amendment rights, as you cannot incriminate yourself in a crime you cannot be prosecuted for.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Thanks for the info.