Trump said he would consider pre-emptive pardons to protect Elon Musk and other close aides should Democrats take control of Congress

Donald Trump said he would be willing to protect Elon Musk and his staff if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterm elections this week.

In an interview for the “Pod Force One” podcast published Monday, Trump said he would move to “protect” the billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO if Congressional investigators targeted him.

Trump also indicated that he was weighing pre-emptive pardons for his close aides and others around him should the Democrats pursue investigations, according to Axios. It is a notion that the president has floated before to keep his team from facing prosecution for actions during the first two years of his term.

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[–] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Shit the right would be wailing about if the Democrats did it for $1000 zombie Alex.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Tbf, that’s exactly what Biden did at the end of his term.

    First, his son Hunter. Then General Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci, members and staff of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, members of the UC Capital and DC Metro police who testified.

    Then he also pardoned five siblings/in-laws, the KY Democratic Party chair.

    These were all (excluding Hunter) preemptive pardons to prevent the incoming administration from pursuing politically motivated investigations -- something we've seen with James Comey, Letitia James, Lisa Cook and others.

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