Can Trump pardon himself? Would the courts reject the move?

There are questions about whether a president's broad executive clemency powers under the US Constitution would permit such action.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the presidential election results by Congress, in Washington in Novemer, 2021.

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ByREUTERS

JANUARY 16, 2021 13:14

Can Trump pardon himself? Would the courts reject the move?

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Can Trump pardon himself? Would the courts reject the move?

There are questions about whether a president's broad executive clemency powers under the US Constitution would permit such action.

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