US President Donald Trump has asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe, declaring he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself. US President Donald Trump has asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe, declaring he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself. “Pardoning himself would be unthinkable and probably lead to immediate impeachment,” Mr Giuliani, a member of Mr Trump’s legal team, told NBC’s Meet The Press. Mr Trump later added that the “appointment of the Special Councel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! He said the president’s legal team has not discussed that option, which many observers believe could plunge the nation into a constitutional crisis.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2018 15:33 UTC