White House insiders report that Trump wants to pardon himself shortly before the end of his term in office.
But what are the consequences?
Update on 10 January, 21:15:
The former director of communications
White House
,
Anthony Scaramucci
, his ex-boss wants to see in prison.
He told the platform
Yahoo Finance Live
.
"We have an American President of the United States who refused to accept a peaceful transfer of power, abused the Vice President, and then urged his supporters to start a riot and storm the Capitol."
He also apparently has sensitive information from the
White House
.
He claims to have learned from internal sources that the
current president
is thinking about pardoning himself.
"I know from my sources at the
White House
that he is thinking that he has about 13 days left and that he is considering pardoning himself," said Scaramucci.
Self-pardon: Donald Trump is considering taking this step - a first in US history
First report from January 8, 4 p.m .:
Washington - Apparently
Donald Trump is
seriously considering
pardoning
himself in the last days of his
term in office
.
As the
New York Times
reported, he
is said to have spoken
with two
advisors
about whether a
self-pardon
would be possible and useful.
Since
election day
, there have been several talks in which
Trump considered
a
pardon
.
He wanted to
know
from his
advisors
what
political
and legal consequences the move would have for him.
But to give an answer to that is probably not that easy.
No
US president
in
American
history
has tried this before.
To what extent the subject since the storm on the
Capitol
played a role is unclear, according to the report.
The
White House *
did not respond to the
New York Times
request for comment
.
Trump is considering pardoning himself - the judiciary is divided
Even among
lawyers,
there is currently no agreement on whether the judiciary
would even recognize
a
self-pardon for Trump
.
However, it is conceivable that
Trump's
move will set a dangerous precedent for future presidents.
If the pardon were recognized, Trump's successors could see themselves as above the
law *
.
It would then be clear whether and to what extent US presidents could be held accountable for breaches of the law during their term of office.
However,
presidential
pardons have
limits: They do not offer protection at the state level, but only apply if federal laws have been violated.
For example,
legal issues related to the finances of
Trump's
company would not be covered.
Trump has already pardoned some people around him.
His three oldest children
, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump
,
Ivanka Trump
, whose husband
Jared Kushner
and some employees as his attorney
Rudolph W. Giuliani
has
Trump
* already pardoned.
According to the
New York Times
, he also offered this to some employees who were not even aware that they could get into legal trouble.
Fearing that accepting the offer would be seen as a confession, some have declined.
A possible
self-pardon for Trump
could also be interpreted in this way.
*
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