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The president of the United States not only forgives the turkeys and his former adviser. I should even think about
apply this traditional law preventively to yourself and your family.
Candidates for a pardon: the president of the United States, Donald Trump, with his sons Donald Jr. (left) and Eric.
Photo: Keystone
Last week, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, exercised his right to a two-day pardon. Initially, two turkeys named Corn and Cob enjoyed presidential indulgence. Tradition has it that the president forgives a turkey each year before Thanksgiving.
It is no longer possible to trace exactly when this tradition began, but it can be said with reasonable certainty that no president has enjoyed the ceremony as much as Trump. Sometimes you got the impression that forgiving turkeys was your favorite official act.
One day after the turkeys Trump pardoned his former security adviser Michael Flynnwho lied to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. This sparked some outrage among Democrats, but it’s no exaggeration to say that forgiving allies and confidants is also a White House tradition. Especially as their term draws to a close, it is common for presidents to be extremely generous with pardons.
According to the New York Times, Trump’s sons, son-in-law Kushner, attorney Giuliani and even the president could be pardoned.
In this regard, Bill Clinton fired the ball, if you will, by sparing 140 people on his last day in the White House, including several friends of the party, his brother Roger and a man named Marc Rich, who was considered tax evasion and in Switzerland. lived. Rich’s family had previously sponsored the Clintons. Even Clinton’s friend from the Democratic Party, former President Jimmy Carter, called the process shameful.
According to the New York Times, President Trump plans to introduce a new form of forgiveness. According to the newspaper, he spoke with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani about the forgiveness of his three oldest children, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and Giuliani himself as a preventive measure. It has never happened before. And it is controversial whether that would be legally possible. It also raises the question of why someone who isn’t even being investigated is being pardoned.
Giuliani has rejected the report on Twitter. This conversation did not take place, he announced. His spokesperson also said Giuliani could not comment on what he was talking about with his client. The “New York Times” defends its representation.
Kushner and Donald Junior in the crosshairs of the judiciary?
In Kushner’s case, it is conceivable that after Trump’s tenure he will run into trouble because he did not reveal all his international contacts during the security check to gain access to the White House. This can be punishable in certain circumstances. Therefore, the review was initially negative. Trump had finally personally ordered that his son-in-law have full access to the innermost circles.
Trump’s eldest son, Donald Junior, could be the focus of the investigations because he met with a Russian delegation in 2016 that offered incriminating material against his rival Hillary Clinton. It failed and Trump Jr. was never charged. However, there may be concerns in the White House that charges could be brought if Trump Senior is no longer president.
Why Eric and Ivanka Trump should also be preemptively pardoned is currently unclear. According to the New York Times, Donald Trump recently expressed concern that the Democrats want revenge on him and are therefore trying to take legal action against him and his family. Apparently, Trump is therefore considering forgiving himself as a precaution before leaving office.
This too would have been an unprecedented process. And it is considered extremely unlikely that one’s forgiveness has any legal value.
Trump probably awaits the Supreme Court
Trump has said he has “the absolute right” to forgive himself. It is considered possible that you first try and then let the Supreme Court decide if this is legally effective. Republicans have a six to three seat majority on the nation’s Supreme Court.
Another possibility, albeit quite adventurous, of Trump obtaining a pardon would be a small maneuver: He would have to resign on January 20, shortly before his term ends. That would automatically make Mike Pence president, if only shortly before Joe Biden’s inauguration at noon that day. Pence could then pardon Trump under his position. Yet this variant is so crude that most observers don’t even trust Trump.
Additionally, it should be noted that clemency only applies to criminal offenses that have been investigated at the federal level. The fact that the Manhattan prosecutor is interested in Trump’s tax documents would not be affected by this process. So Trump could definitely face trouble on this front..
That may be one of the reasons he’s apparently considering running again in 2024. According to CNN, Trump told guests at the White House Tuesday night: “It’s been four wonderful years. We are trying to get another four years. Otherwise, we will see each other again in four years. “
The last possibility, also quite unlikely, would be that Joe Biden would forgive his predecessor. The model in this case would be Gerald Ford, who in 1974 pardoned Richard Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. The idea behind this was that the country would finally come to rest.
