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(55,152 posts) Mon Jun 4, 2018, 08:46 AM Jun 2018

Trump says he has the power to pardon himself [View all]

Source: Marketwatch

Over Twitter, President Donald Trump on Monday said he has the power to pardon himself, as the investigation into alleged collusion by his presidential campaign with Russian continues. "As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending Witch Hunt, led by 13 very Angry and Conflicted Democrats (& others) continues into the mid-terms," the president tweeted. Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said on Sunday that Trump "probably" has that power, though he said the political ramifications of doing so would be "tough."

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Trump says he has the power to pardon himself [View all] UpInArms Jun 2018 OP

The madness of King Don Botany Jun 2018 #1

He wouldn't know Corgigal Jun 2018 #10

Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow are hardly legal scholars Botany Jun 2018 #22

No, Trump can't pardon himself. The Constitution tells us so. Gothmog Jun 2018 #30

Thanks for posting! Botany Jun 2018 #38

thank you for the reference work... :) !!!! Civic Justice Jun 2018 #39

Let him go on thinking he can FakeNoose Jun 2018 #45

There's junk on teevee bc of the sunmertime programming, sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #51

Hey, Mr Trump .... VWolf Jun 2018 #2

What kind of country would this be ... CatMor Jun 2018 #3

Don't come any closer! I'll do it! You know I will! Thomas Hurt Jun 2018 #4

And what is his view on impeachment? C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #5

"except in Cases of Impeachment." Snellius Jun 2018 #17

Not of a state indicts him Americanno Jun 2018 #6

Founders Prophetically Challenged relogic Jun 2018 #7

The Founders' biggest mistake... Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #14

That, and we weren't nearly hard enough on the south after the Civil War 47of74 Jun 2018 #19

Its such a shame.... Civic Justice Jun 2018 #40

Thus it is.. relogic Jun 2018 #20

Because they knew it was already well established legal principle. bench scientist Jun 2018 #50

i.e.: "I have the ABSOLUTE right to do whatever I want!" Snellius Jun 2018 #8

Recall Revelations or such. relogic Jun 2018 #15

"If I am crucified, I will rise from the dead" Snellius Jun 2018 #21

He ain't... relogic Jun 2018 #24

The most significant part of this is the silence of the republicans in Congress. still_one Jun 2018 #9

oh without a doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Jun 2018 #12

Their silence is tantamount to embracing the obstruction, and unConstitutional powers that the still_one Jun 2018 #16

Exactly. Could you imagine if Obama had said this? nt SunSeeker Jun 2018 #47

By this logic he can seize private property too bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #11

Come on Mueller, arrest him already IronLionZion Jun 2018 #13

Oh my. TommyCelt Jun 2018 #18

Yes, he has been pardoning himself.. DownFromTheMountain Jun 2018 #23

He wants to pardon himself for crimes that put him in office... and gave him pardon power? tinrobot Jun 2018 #25

That must terrify even a portion of his nut-job base. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #26

pardon is the admission of guilt to the underlying conviction and then congress would have to do its beachbum bob Jun 2018 #27

1974 DOJ opinion says otherwise Gothmog Jun 2018 #28

That's what my five-year-old says too C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #29

His dubious legal scholars claim he can't be indicted, so it would have to be a bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #31

oaf of office bringthePaine Jun 2018 #32

This is all a planned activity to distract from the issues. GOP is disgusting. walkingman Jun 2018 #33

Sounds like OJ Simpson awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #34

The Voice of The Guilty Speaks.... !!!! Civic Justice Jun 2018 #35

I thought one of the reasons for our Revolution Golden Raisin Jun 2018 #36

"Absolute right" PatSeg Jun 2018 #37

that's OK. he can say the moon is made out of cheese too. shanny Jun 2018 #41

HOW MUCH MORE OF THIS SHIT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EAT? Paladin Jun 2018 #42

It sounds like a line from a card-shark poker game bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #43

Let's give him the opportunity. truthisfreedom Jun 2018 #44

If Obama had said this, the GOP would move to impeach, declaring him an unfit tyrant. SunSeeker Jun 2018 #46

Absolutely he has the power Blue Owl Jun 2018 #48

Hey sexual predator......................... turbinetree Jun 2018 #49

Khizr Khan was correct about trump Gothmog Jun 2018 #52

Harking back to Nixon Marthe48 Jun 2018 #53