Trump said he would consider pre-emptive pardons to protect Elon Musk and other close aides should Democrats take control of Congress
Donald Trump said he would be willing to protect Elon Musk and his staff if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterm elections this week.
In an interview for the “Pod Force One” podcast published Monday, Trump said he would move to “protect” the billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO if Congressional investigators targeted him.
Trump also indicated that he was weighing pre-emptive pardons for his close aides and others around him should the Democrats pursue investigations, according to Axios. It is a notion that the president has floated before to keep his team from facing prosecution for actions during the first two years of his term.
I think we need an amendment to rescind the pardon. Reduce it to a stay of execution only. Why is it even a thing? Did they really think giving this power to a sitting president would ONLY be used to right injustices? It’s a friggin unlimited commit crimes and get out of jail free card.
A pardon won’t keep him from being de-naturalized & deported.
I like your thinking.
Great. Then they can’t plead the fifth when questioned by Congress.
Goose: Protect them from what, Donald?
Preemptive pardon should not even be a thing.
And if it is, the executive should list explicitly what crimes, on what days, against which individuals, cannot be brought to trial.
They aren’t a thing. You can only pardon a crime that’s already been commited, not for future crimes.
Also Trump violated his oath of office within 72 hours of this term beginning, so technically none of his pardons mean anything from this term and can just be reversed.
He wasn’t legitimately serving in capacity of the president since he abdicated his office by violating his oath.
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
scRotus says anything dipshit does is just part of his doing the job and he can’t be prosecuted for it at all.
‘to the best of my ability’ is also doing some heavy work here. he has no qualifications for office and he’s dumb as bricks. he’s doing the ‘best’ he can, doing the only thing he knows how to: lie, cheat, steal.
The crimes have already been committed, they just haven’t been charged for it yet.
That would be interesting - if he could pardon the crimes but he’d first have to specifically detail them.
I don’t think he would need to specifcy them?
I pardon Elon Musk and all DOGE staff for anything and everything they did while working for DOGE.
Democrats’ next move: round up the pardoned traitors and execute them. Then pardon the executioner. Problem solved?
Even though this would never happen, it’s a very good argument against this power. Well done sir.
Sir we need big thinkers like you running for office.
Unless Elon and the said staffers personally give Trump a big pile of cash I doubt he will pardon any of them.
You say that as if Elon wouldn’t pay it.
Shit the right would be wailing about if the Democrats did it for $1000 zombie Alex.
Do pardon protect from a bullet in the brain?
I say we ignore the pardons, prosecute anyway, and y’all can stuff it for not holding this pedo accountable for all the times HE flaunted the rules.
I know this will never happen but a girl can dream…
When you get pardoned, you can no longer take the 5th in a courtroom, you were pardoned!
The pardon is for federal crimes, NOT state crimes.
The first one to talk gets the best deal.
I will reiterate, Democrats need to do away with pardoning powers, retroactively.
No, keep the pardon, just invalidate Trump’s. Charge people with crimes they weren’t already pardoned for. Or just charge them all with treason and send them to gizmo to be questioned for 20+ years
Nah. First pardon all ‘illegal’ immigrants, in perpetuity.
Lmao.
Pretty sure if laws protect musk, he’ll end up far worse than if they don’t.
So he acknowledged criminal behavior.
innocent people are always looking for ways to be never held accountable.
