Trump Claims He Won’t Pardon Himself If Elected

CNN reports:

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he discussed pardoning himself in the final days of his presidency but dismissed the option to do so.

“I could’ve pardoned myself. Do you know what? I was given an option to pardon myself. I could’ve pardoned myself when I left. People said, ‘Would you like to pardon yourself?’ I had a couple of attorneys that said, ‘You could do it if you want.’ I had some people that said, ‘It would look bad if you do it, because I think it would look terrible,’” Trump told NBC News.

“I said, ‘The last thing I’d ever do is give myself a pardon,’” the former president said. Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker that it is “very unlikely” that he would pardon himself if he wins a second term in 2024 and that he did nothing wrong.

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Donald Trump says that “A couple of attorneys” told him he could’ve pardoned himself before he left the WH, but he refused to do so because “The last thing I’d ever do is give myself a pardon.”

The corrupt former president also said that it’s “very unlikely” that he would pardon… pic.twitter.com/l8sgAGhE5E

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 15, 2023

Gov. Chris Sununu on Trump saying it’s unlikely he’d pardon himself: “Of course he’d pardon himself. That’s the main reason he’s running. That is not some sort of Washington secret. Of course he would pardon himself.” pic.twitter.com/BA4phUYaA8

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 15, 2023