Trump Doubles Down On Self-Pardon: 'I Do Have An Absolute Right To Pardon Myself'
- 6 years ago
President Trump on Friday addressed the issue of him potentially pardoning himself.
President Trump on Friday again claimed that he has "an absolute right" to pardon himself.
While speaking to reporters as he departed for the G-7 summit, he added, "but I'll never have to do it because I didn't do anything wrong."
"And everybody knows it. There's been no collusion. There's been no obstruction. It's all a made-up fantasy. It's a witch hunt," Trump continued, referring to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
The matter was brought to the forefront on Monday after the president posted a tweet. "As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending Witch Hunt, led by 13 very Angry and Conflicted Democrats (& others) continues into the mid-terms!" Trump wrote on Twitter. Not long after, a reporter asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, "Why does he think that? And does he also agree with Rudy Giuliani, his lawyer, that a pardon for himself would be unthinkable and would lead to immediate impeachment?" "Thankfully, the President hasn't done anything wrong and wouldn't have any need for a pardon," Sanders responded.
President Trump on Friday again claimed that he has "an absolute right" to pardon himself.
While speaking to reporters as he departed for the G-7 summit, he added, "but I'll never have to do it because I didn't do anything wrong."
"And everybody knows it. There's been no collusion. There's been no obstruction. It's all a made-up fantasy. It's a witch hunt," Trump continued, referring to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
The matter was brought to the forefront on Monday after the president posted a tweet. "As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending Witch Hunt, led by 13 very Angry and Conflicted Democrats (& others) continues into the mid-terms!" Trump wrote on Twitter. Not long after, a reporter asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, "Why does he think that? And does he also agree with Rudy Giuliani, his lawyer, that a pardon for himself would be unthinkable and would lead to immediate impeachment?" "Thankfully, the President hasn't done anything wrong and wouldn't have any need for a pardon," Sanders responded.