Scrutinizing a president's right to self-pardon
November 2, 2020
President Donald Trump’s declaration on June 4, 2020, that he has “the absolute right to pardon” himself has drawn increased scrutiny in the closing days of the election campaign and the realization that his potential status as an ex-president would not protect him from criminal prosecution.
His thesis, never seriously contemplated by any of his predecessors and never litigated in America...
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