Fox Guest: Trump Could Run On Pardoning Himself

“Then there’s the final issue here which is going to get really wicked. That is Trump could run on pardoning himself. You know, for people that feel that this is biased, that this is part of a pattern.

“He could turn this on his opponents and actually run on his right to pardon himself. So, if he’s elected, even if he’s convicted, he could pardon himself or he could do so before a trial occurs.” – Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley.

The question, obviously, has never been tested, but most legal scholars believe that presidents cannot pardon themselves. In fact, that was the 1974 position of the DOJ regarding Richard Nixon.