Could Trump Pardon Himself? Probably Not.
No president in history has done that, but some likely have contemplated it.
The ripples from President Trump's recent tweet suggesting he could pardon himself continue to billow out into the body politic.
No president in the history of this country has ever pardoned himself, though President Nixon, and perhaps others, may have contemplated it. Presidents Clinton and George H.W. Bush were each under investigation by a special prosecutor as their terms drew to a close, but neither chose to pardon himself.
President Trump's tweet responded to a story reporting that Trump had discussed with his lawyers whether he could pardon himself. : "While
