Then we might move on to the fact that Trump has been trying to obstruct the investigation into the Russia scandal from the beginning. Then he fired Comey and said on national television that he did it amid anger over the Russia investigation. All of which is to say, if you were caught up in the Russia investigation, you know well that Trump is both contemptuous of it ("Witch hunt!") There’s some uncertainty about whether the president can in fact pardon himself, or even pardon others in order to avoid his own culpability in a major administration scandal. And if Trump should lose his bid for reelection, don’t be surprised if before the next president takes office he starts passing out pardons to everyone involved in the Russia scandal.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2019 17:54 UTC