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In reply to the discussion: *****BREAKING*****WAPO- Trump considering pardoning himself and criminal associates [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)!. He writes one of his Exec. Orders pardoning everybody.
It instantly is challenged, goes to court, and one side or the other will appeal the decision, thus it wends its way up to SCOTUS.
which takes time.
Investigation continues during this time.
Meanwhile, the NY state Attorney general, who has been working with Preet Bahra, can still charge the kids and Trump's associates on money laundering, which has a HUGE financial penalty, plus a slew of other charges.
Same thing if a law is put to Congress for a vote. It would never pass now that Trump has so severely damaged the GOP brand.
2. Less thinkable but still possible: He resigns.
As a no longer President, he is instantly open to State law...hello NY State Attorney.
Meanwhile, even today, Mueller is making a long list of who did what, and the Senate Intell committee and the Senate Judiciary Comm. are still holding hearings.
Dept. of Treasury and FBI have been investigating also, they turned their information over to Mueller.
Trump has not much room to maneuver.