(NPR) Talk Of 'Preemptive' Pardons By Trump Raises Questions: What Can He Do?

Talk Of 'Preemptive' Pardons By Trump Raises Questions: What Can He Do?








President Trump is being urged to preemptively pardon some of those closest to him, including son Donald Jr.



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Talk Of 'Preemptive' Pardons By Trump Raises Questions: What Can He Do?






Presidents have awarded clemency in this way before, but it's certainly not the usual course of action. And there are unresolved questions about what might be to come.