Whether a president can actually pardon themselves has never been tested by the courts, but until recently they were at least constrained by the law. The freaking out is not the unfounded "Trump Derangement Syndrome" the Right characterizes it as. He really is a genuine threat to democracy, the rule of law, and the future of the United States.
Whether a president can actually pardon themselves has never been tested by the courts, but until recently they were at least constrained by the law. The freaking out is not the unfounded "Trump Derangement Syndrome" the Right characterizes it as. He really is a genuine threat to democracy, the rule of law, and the future of the United States.