The possibility that President Donald Trump could try to pardon himself has become the focus of speculation in the media and on social networking sites in recent days as his administration enters its final weeks.
There are outstanding questions about whether a president has the power to self-pardon as no precedent exists, if such a pardon could be overturned and whether it would indicate guilt on his part.
On Thursday, CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp weighed in, saying pardon power should be reformed and Trump granting himself clemency would make him look guilty.
“If the president has designs on running again for president, this would certainly imperil that, and I would think encourage other justice departments to really look at what he had done while in office if he is tacitly admitting he needed to be pardoned for stuff,” Cupp said.
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