WH: ‘Thankfully’ No Need For A Pardon Because Trump ‘Hasn’t Done Anything Wrong’

on February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on reporters during a press briefing at the White House February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. When quetioned about the status of ... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on reporters during a press briefing at the White House February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. When quetioned about the status of White House employees' security clearance and its affect on national security, Sanders responded by saying, "You guys are the ones that publish classified information and put national security at risk... If anyone is publishing or putting out classified information, it's members of the press." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

The White House on Monday backed up President Donald Trump’s claims that he could pardon himself if he wanted to, but said that it won’t be necessary because Trump “hasn’t done anything wrong.”

“Thankfully the President hasn’t done anything wrong and wouldn’t have any need for a pardon,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday. When asked again about the President’s cryptic Monday morning tweets, Sanders repeated the same line.

When asked why Trump believes special counsel Robert Mueller’s work is unconstitutional, Sanders said Trump just knows the special counsel “isn’t needed.”

“Scholars have raised a number of questions about the legality of the special counsel process,” she said. “The President has made his views about the special counsel very clear, and the President knows that the special counsel isn’t needed because once again he hasn’t done anything wrong. There was no obstruction, no collusion, and no wrongdoing. However, we continue to cooperate.” 

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  1. Scholars.

    I don’t think that means what you think it means.

  2. Sarah, nobody talks this way.

    Wait, I take that back. OJ Simpson talked this way. “If I did it”, and all.

  3. It is amazing as to how stupid these people are. A President cannot pardon himself.

  4. By traitor Trump’s argument, he could kill any member of Congress who would vote to impeach him then immediately pardon himself for the murders.

    And Rudy already claimed Trump could not be indicted for any crime while in office.

    This fucker needs to be removed immediately

  5. However, we continue to cooperate.”

    I’d hate to see what not cooperating looks like.

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