CNN's New Theory: It 'Seems Clear' That 'Trump Unchained' Will Pardon Himself

[jimnyc]

I hope he does, just to piss them all off to no end. I don't think it would hold up in the SC but I could be wrong. But only because they're pinning it on him already anyway.

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CNN's New Theory: It 'Seems Clear' That 'Trump Unchained' Will Pardon Himself

Predicting a historic presidential move, based solely on a retweet: really Alisyn?

On CNN's New Day on Thursday morning, co-host Alisyn Camerota, referencing President Trump's retweet of Rep. Matt Gaetz's tweet suggesting that the president pardon himself, said:

"It seems clear this is going to happen."

"Clear?" Camerota offered no evidence beyond the retweet in support of her bold assertion.

New York Times reporter and CNN analyst Astead Herndon concurred with Camerota's conjecture. "We also know that this is a president that has not made any deference, and at every turn flouted kind the kind of presidential norms around pardons, and just basically around the office in general."

He described the president as "Trump unchained"—someone who will not hesitate to "flout" any norms.

Finally, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig, added "it will be very legally debatable whether it's even constitutionally valid to pardon yourself. I think the stronger argument, actually, is that that would be invalid. But if anyone's ever going to try it, this is the president."

It seems that CNN, based on the flimsiest of evidence, wants to get a headstart on attacking a potential presidential self-pardon. Imagine the liberal-media firestorm should President Trump actually make Camerota's conjecture come true!

Rest - https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb...ed-will-pardon

[SassyLady]

To pardon himself he has to admit crimes. And, that pardon will not protect him from state prosecution. CNN is an attention whore.