On the recordDecember 2, 2020
I have to think they would decide you can't pardon yourself, along the lines of the Office of Legal Counsel opinion from the early 1970s.
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msnbc.comEditor's note · Context
Expressing his belief that the Supreme Court would rule against a president pardoning themselves.
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