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Donald Trump plans to pardon himself
Monday, June 4, 2018 –
6:52am
Lawyers acting for Donald Trump say the US president has the
power to pardon himself if charges arise from the investigation
into Russian collusion, but has no plans to do so.
The claim, made by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, came soon after
The New York Times published a confidential
memo from two other White House lawyers to special counsel Robert
Mueller.
In it, Trump’s legal team say the president could not be acting
illegally to obstruct the investigation because the US constitution
empowers him to, “if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even
exercise his power to pardon.”
Part of Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the
2016 election is “looking at whether Mr Trump sought to criminally
obstruct it, in particular with the sacking of ex-National Security
Adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI director James Comey”, says
the BBC.
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Giuliani made several TV appearances yesterday, trying to
distance Trump from plans to use his presidential pardoning powers
to clear himself.
“I think the political ramifications of that would be tough,”
Giuliani said. “Pardoning other people is one thing. Pardoning
yourself is another.”
Former US attorney and CNN analyst Preet Bahara said it would be
“outrageous” for a sitting president to pardon himself. “I think if
the President decided he was going to pardon himself, I think
that’s almost self-executing impeachment,” he told CNN.
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