Trump Has Discussed With Advisers Pardons for His 3 Eldest Children and Giuliani

[babylonsister]

Trump Has Discussed With Advisers Pardons for His 3 Eldest Children and Giuliani
Rudolph W. Giuliani, who is promoting baseless claims of widespread election fraud, talked about a pardon with President Trump as recently as last week.
By Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt
Dec. 1, 2020
Updated 8:00 p.m. ET


President Trump has discussed with advisers whether to grant pre-emptive pardons to his children, to his son-in-law and to his personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, and talked with Mr. Giuliani about pardoning him as recently as last week, according to two people briefed on the matter.

Mr. Trump has told others that he is concerned that a Biden Justice Department might seek retribution against the president by targeting the oldest three of his five children — Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump — as well as Ms. Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner, a White House senior adviser.

Donald Trump Jr. had been under investigation by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, for contacts that the younger Mr. Trump had had with Russians offering damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign, but he was never charged. Mr. Kushner provided false information to federal authorities about his contacts with foreigners for his security clearance, but was given one anyway by the president.

The nature of Mr. Trump’s concern about any potential criminal exposure of Eric Trump or Ivanka Trump is unclear, although an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into the Trump Organization has expanded to include tax write-offs on millions of dollars in consulting fees by the company, some of which appear to have gone to Ms. Trump.

Presidential pardons, however, do not provide protection against state or local crimes.

more...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-pardon.html

[marmar]

1. I have a feeling jilted former Trump administration insiders.....

.... will continue leaking like rusty buckets.

[DonaldsRump]

2. Donny, if you and your family did nothing wrong, WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF??? n/t

[msongs]

3. uh oh Lara looks like your abandoned nt

[rurallib]

6. what a shame

[JDC]

4. WTF is this all about? Pardoning them for what?

Does he know what a pardon is? It's not a pre-emptive method to make his family above the law. Or is it?

[malaise]

5. So my question is

do innocent people require parsons?
That is all

[rurallib]

7. or from another angle - doesn't there have to be a specific crime to pardon?

[malaise]

10. Killa Con must know them

Bangs head - I hate these people

[Blue Owl]

8. Shit's gettin' REAL, yo!

[c-rational]

9. Given the seditious nature of the dUmpster's actions since the election, i.e. actively undermining

President-Elect Biden, coupled with the pay for pardon issue, why not just impeach the MF again.