According to Trump’s lawyer, representatives of several people caught up in federal investigations into Trump’s 2016 campaign and subsequent presidency have inquired about whether Trump might pardon their clients. Paul Manafort, Trump’s onetime campaign chairman, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for bank fraud, tax crimes, illegal foreign lobbying and witness tampering. Cohen testified in Congress that he never sought a pardon; Trump responded on Twitter that Cohen “directly asked me for” one. Could Trump really pardon himself if the need arose? Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said Trump pardoning himself “would be unthinkable” and would likely lead to attempts to remove him from office.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2019 14:48 UTC