Trump intends to pity himself – NYT

For the first time, an American leader spoke of his intention after the presidential election on November 3, 2020.

The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, is considering and discussing with his aides the possibility of forgiving himself before leaving the position of head of state. This was announced on Thursday, January 7, by The New York Times.

It is observed that after the November 3 elections, the head of the White House announced on several occasions to his inner circle that he wanted to forgive himself in the last days of the presidential term, but he was not sure whether he should do so.

At the same time, some newspaper sources admit that Trump is already preparing to take this step, after the disturbances in the Capitol building.

At the same time, the material does not indicate what accusations the American leader fears.

According to the NYT, no president of the United States has previously announced a pardon of their own, so such a move by Trump, if he does, would set a “dangerous precedent.” In addition, the authors of the article clarified that the presidential pardon applies only to those crimes for which the federal authorities of the country were charged, and not to the state ones.

We will remember, on the eve that the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Congress approved the victory of Democrat Joseph Biden in the presidential elections. Thus, the constitutional possibilities of any challenge to the election results have been completely closed.

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