‘Very, Very Disturbing’: Trump Asserts ‘Absolute Right’ to Pardon Himself

"You don't need to be a lawyer to understand why courts would never uphold a president's power to commit crimes and then pardon himself for them."

By Common Dreams
Global Research, June 05, 2018
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Echoing the tyrannical claim of his lawyer Rudy Giuliani in a Twitter outburst on Monday, President Donald Trump asserted that he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself—a statement legal experts said is both factually inaccurate and dangerous.

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Responding to the president’s tweet, former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti wrote,

“You don’t need to be a lawyer to understand why courts would never uphold a president’s power to commit crimes and then pardon himself for them.”

Other legal experts and commentators similarly disputed Trump’s claim that he has a right to pardon himself—while also noting the “very, very disturbing” implications of the president’s assertion.

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