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Can anything stop Trump from pardoning his family or even himself?

“So far, Trump, who has 27 days left in the White House until President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, has issued 70 pardons since taking office. In 2018, Trump said he had the ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself – a claim many constitutional law scholars dispute. The answer is that it would be legal for Trump to pardon his inner circle, including members of his family”. (Reuters. Read more here.)

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