{"id":102236,"date":"2021-01-13T18:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T12:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/can-trump-pardon-himself-before-he-leaves-office\/"},"modified":"2021-01-14T07:09:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T01:09:29","slug":"can-trump-pardon-himself-before-he-leaves-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/can-trump-pardon-himself-before-he-leaves-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Trump Pardon Himself Before He Leaves Office?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Once confined to scholarly circles, the debate over whether a president can pardon himself has gained urgency in the wake of last week's violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters. <\/p>\n
The riots led to Trump's historic second impeachment this week and sparked Democratic calls for a federal investigation into Trump's role in inciting the violence. <\/p>\n
That in turn has renewed the question of whether Trump may use the power of presidential pardon on himself in order to escape future prosecution. <\/p>\n