WSJ: President Trump should pardon Clinton

[ApatheticAustrian]

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[Bismarck]

I had the same thought last night. It would show he is serious about bringing the country together.

[elcorazon]

lol for what? question is can he pardon himself?

[RI]

While I don't think he should actively go after her, pardoning her is not the direction I'd go in either.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Pardon?!  Hillary Clinton did not break any laws.

[Egalit]

The Clintons should be charged, taken to court,  and then pardoned by Trump.

[Devout Centrist]

Trump's gonna have to pardon Chris Christie after Bridgegate.

Clinton isn't going to get charged with anything though.

[Erich Maria Remarque]

Clinton? What Clinton?  She is irrelevant.

Question is if he should pardon Obama or destroy his legacy? Obama drove personalized anti-Trump campaign. I expect president to be neutral.


And disgusting media should not be pardoned

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Obama should be doing the pardoning.

[Inmate Trump]

There's nothing to pardon.  She didn't do anything illegal.

Who is going to pardon Trump for rape?  Because that accusation is just as valid as the ones placed against Clinton.

[Higgs]

While I don't think he should actively go after her, pardoning her is not the direction I'd go in either.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

You can't pardon someone simply because you think they committed a crime; there's nothing to pardon her for.

[‼realJohnEwards‼]

You can't pardon someone simply because you think they committed a crime; there's nothing to pardon her for.

This. You might as well have said, should Obama pardon Bush.

[GMantis]

You can't pardon someone simply because you think they committed a crime; there's nothing to pardon her for.

Of course the President can do this, there is no limitation to this power. See here for the most obvious example.

And for the OP, if you're going to give links to articles behind a paywall, you also need to quote the text of the article.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Trump's gonna have to pardon Chris Christie after Bridgegate.

#DrainTheSwamp

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

You can't pardon someone simply because you think they committed a crime; there's nothing to pardon her for.

This. You might as well have said, should Obama pardon Bush.

You know Trump could probably get liberals to warm to him if he opened up an investigation of Bush and his cronies. After all, Trump said on stage that they lied about WMD.

[rafta_rafta]

Pardon?? On what basis

[Rand]

Guilty until innocent under a Trump presidency? But really, she will never face charges and I don't foresee Trump or his AG or a "special prosecutor" going after her like he said in the second debate. That was all bluster said during the heat of the campaign. I do expect Trump to be focused on the issues while he's President, not Clinton's emails.

[user12345]

Pardon?!  Hillary Clinton did not break any laws.

[rafta_rafta]

President Trump might first have to pardon himself on Fraud charges in the Trump university lawsuit

[Andrew]

I expect Trump to pardon Clinton in an effort to humiliate her by essentially saying she's guilty of something and showing that he has more power.

 He knows (or should know) that there's nothing to actually prosecute her for.

[Meclazine for Israel]

Clinton is free to go.

Trump will be "Hillary Who?" in three weeks time.

Donald only goes after his next target. The Mexican president, "Mr Guacamole".

[rafta_rafta]

I expect Trump to pardon Clinton in an effort to humiliate her by essentially saying she's guilty of something and showing that he has more power.

 He knows (or should know) that there's nothing to actually prosecute her for.

How could he pardon anyone not even indicted of a crime , let alone convicted

[Andrew]

Ford pardoned Nixon for offenses he "may have committed."