For Donald Trump, winning a second term next year is about more than just power and ego; it’s also about the statute of limitations.
But let’s say he doesn’t. For the sake of conversation, let’s imagine Trump not only loses the popular vote again, but also comes up short in the electoral college. Let’s also say it’s 2021 and the president’s Democratic successor, recognizing the possibility of Trump facing an indictment, has to decide whether to pull a Gerald Ford and issue a pardon for his/her scandal-plagued predecessor.
In late February, Sen. Elizabeth Warren got the ball rolling in a blog post published to Medium. “[L]et me be perfectly clear, in the way that everyone who might be President next should be: If I’m elected President of the United States, there will be no pardons for anyone implicated in these investigations. Everyone who might succeed Donald Trump as president should adopt the same policy.”
It’s far easier to say, however, that the Republican’s criminal liability is real, and if a Democrat wins the presidency next year, he or she will have to at least consider the possibility of seeing his or her predecessor face criminal charges.
MaddowBlog What would you expect an idiot to do.
MaddowBlog Why do the white “white collar criminals” always get a f—king pass?
MaddowBlog Shut up Maddow Blog- No one watches your program.
MaddowBlog All of them
MaddowBlog Why the hell would ANY Dem Pres pardon him? That is a crazy proposition, IMO. I sure wouldn't, lol.
MaddowBlog Msnbc living in a fantasy world of what if’s. Pardons for what? No collusion.
MaddowBlog BS Creating Crimes Yours will be exposed as you abetted the democrats in their treason😝😝
MaddowBlog I would consider giving him a pardon. ONLY IF HE CONFESSES TO ALL WRONG DOING OPENLY IN PUBLIC.
MaddowBlog i can't speak for 46... but bidenpresident should not pardon either of the donald trumps... but he wont have that power in the great district of southern new york...
MaddowBlog By then, I hope he'll be on Mars 🤞🤞