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Chuck Grassley: “If I were president of the United States and I had a lawyer that told me I could pardon myself, I think I'd hire a new…”

On the recordJune 3, 2018
If I were president of the United States and I had a lawyer that told me I could pardon myself, I think I'd hire a new lawyer.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley expresses skepticism about the legality of self-pardon.

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