It has been written that Pres. Trump should be allowed to pardon
himself and thus
avoid a long-protracted political battle while Pres. Biden tries to
right the ship of state.
Perhaps it would be better to let Pres.
Trump pardon himself, then have new Pres. Biden offer a conditional
pardon, while noting that self-pardoning is a perversion of the
pardoning process.
The condition would be that former Pres. Trump
must name the crimes he has committed. (President Trump will have
implicitly admitted to criminal activity by giving himself a pardon for
crimes committed.) Then he would also agree “to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth” in any and all investigations by
the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Trump Pardoning Self and Biden Pardoning Trump
Former
Pres. Trump would also have to pay back taxes, fees, and penalties due
the government. Whatever he says would not be used against him in other
jurisdictions (the states), but could be used against those he
implicates in his confessions.
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