Respectfully, the federal pardons generally come at the end of a president’s tenure. Dems would cry corruption but would not have the votes to remove him. Here is the legal standard for removal from office “…Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
The crimes he is charged with aren’t even high crimes. Pardoning himself doesn’t automatically turn it into one. It would never pass legal scrutiny. It certainly is wildly in appropriate, and we may not like it, but trump is no stranger to that type of action. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
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u/A_Guy_2726 Aug 04 '23
He can technically speaking but then he can likely be impeached for pardoning himself (Corruption)