President Donald Trump on Monday morning asserted that he can pardon himselfif he’s ever indicted — and despite all of his antics, Twitter was shocked.
“As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?” the president tweeted.
“This is where we are,” radio host Mike Signorile tweeted. “It’s called dictatorship. Do not forget it.”
CNN’s Keith Boykin, meanwhile, noted how “unprecedented” the claim was.
“Even Nixon didn’t try to pardon himself,” Boykin wrote.
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