Who Will Trump Pardon Before He Leaves Office?

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 5 a.m.

b'The end of the Trump administration is like the end of a season finale of the most batshit Netflix show. Everyone has questions of how it will finally end, including one big one: Will Trump pardon himself before leaving office? Some theories predict VP Mike Pence could assume the presidency for just enough time to pardon Trump. But, Rick Wilson doesn\\u2019t see that happening. In this members-only bonus episode of The New Abnormal, Rick and co-host Molly Jong-Fast do a Q&A with producer Jesse Cannon to answer some of these burning questions about the Trump administration and their performance as political commentators (\\u201cI got wrong a lot,\\u201d says Molly. Rick also has three major predictions he got wrong during the election cycle.) But one thing they\\u2019re sure of, is that the chances of Pence pardoning the president are extremely unlikely. The two think Trump pardoning himself is more likely, but there\\u2019s a big caveat to that. \\u201cThe essential thing of a pardon is it involves the admission of a crime. And so he has to admit that he violated the law,\\u201d says Rick. Rick and Molly also discuss why Biden\\u2019s \\u2018\\u201cboring\\u201d Cabinet picks (unlike Trump\\u2019s) will piss off Mitch McConnell: \\u201cHe\'s picking people who are not these enormously, you know, controversial or dramatic figures. And that\'s okay.\\u201d Plus! The hosts talk about their favorite crimes of the Trump administration, and speaking of crime, \\u201cI think we\'re going to hear about Jared for a long time.\\u201d And will there be a President Dan Bongino in 2024??


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