Outgoing American President Donald Trump faces a series of
criminal indictments after leaving office on 20 January 2021.
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig, a former former federal
prosecutor said this in an interview with the network.
He suggested that Trump may pardon himself and family members
before leaving office.
“He’s got potential exposure from the federal government,
from the Department of Justice, and potentially from the Manhattan prosecutors
— they are focusing on the Manhattan state prosecutors, the D.A’s office are
focusing on various financial fraud,” he added.
“In some ways that’s easier to prove and easier to prosecute than some of the things that might be federal; for example obstruction of justice.
“But he’s looking at at least two different avenues of
potential criminal exposure once he gets out of office.”
Honig suggested the country should expect a flurry of
pardons from Trump including the possibility he may try to pardon himself.
“The president by law retains all of his power until January
20th with the inauguration. With that said, what do you expect is going to
happen between now and Inauguration Day?” host Paul asked.
“Hold on tight to your seats,” Honig began. “I think
President Trump is going to use every last ounce of power right up until
11:59:59 on January 20th.
“Watch for pardons; he has the pardon power. Many presidents
have used the pardon power in their final dates in office. I’d watch for him to
pardon his political allies, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos.
“I would look at the possibility that he might pardon his
family members who are under state investigations for fraud.
“Now presidential pardon doesn’t cover people in a state
prosecution, but might well cover them for federal purposes. Then the big
question is: will the president try to pardon himself? It’s never happened in
our history and we don’t actually know if that’s lawful or not. But if he tries
it, we could find out.”
Continuing in that vein, the former prosecutor pointed out
what the future holds for the president.
“He loses his protections,” he began. “He’s avoided trouble
by being in the White House — there are laws and policies, especially in the
Justice Department, that protect a sitting president. He will not be the
sitting president at 12:01 on January 20th.”
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