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    Manu Raju‏Verified account @mkraju Jun 4

    Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley just told me this: “If I were president of the United States and I had a lawyer that said I could pardon myself, I think I would hire a new lawyer.”

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      2. Manu Raju‏Verified account @mkraju Jun 4

        Here’s Grassley responding to question on whether he agrees with Trump that he could pardon himselfhttp://www.snappytv.com/tc/8128126 

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      3. Manu Raju‏Verified account @mkraju Jun 4

        Giuliani to @ChrisCuomo responds to this Grassley remark, laughs it off and says pardon is “not going to happen.” Says impeachment is only recourse against president: “You can’t pardon yourself out of impeachment.”

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      2. Carol Forden‏ @CarolForden Jun 4
        Replying to @mkraju

        It's nonsense. "Under the fundamental rule that no one may be a judge in his own case, the President cannot pardon himself." Aug. 5, 1974 DOJ opinion, 4 days before Richard Nixon resigned. It's right there on the DOJ website: https://www.justice.gov/file/20856/download …

        22 replies 403 retweets 1,010 likes
      3. Powerful Mel Ankoly  🦈‏ @Mel_Ankoly Jun 4
        Replying to @CarolForden @mkraju

        Where is that fundamental rule in the Constitution? Seems like an unwritten rule like so many Trump has broken.

        10 replies 5 retweets 94 likes
      4. Sentient Meat‏ @MeatSentient Jun 4
        Replying to @Mel_Ankoly @CarolForden @mkraju

        The Constitution is not an exhaustive document. Something need not be explicitly stated in the Constitution for it to be true. That was the whole point of the 9th Amendment.

        3 replies 4 retweets 45 likes
      5. Powerful Mel Ankoly  🦈‏ @Mel_Ankoly Jun 4
        Replying to @MeatSentient @CarolForden @mkraju

        True, but without precedent or law making it illegal, there's nothing stopping him from pardoning himself.

        5 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      6. Sentient Meat‏ @MeatSentient Jun 4
        Replying to @Mel_Ankoly @CarolForden @mkraju

        The absence of a court decision or explicit law means that it is undecided. If a POTUS were to pardon themselves, it would quickly go to the SCOTUS which would rule on the Constitutionality of a self-pardon. So, POTUS can try a self-pardon but it might not be Constitutional.

        3 replies 7 retweets 32 likes
      7. Powerful Mel Ankoly  🦈‏ @Mel_Ankoly Jun 4
        Replying to @MeatSentient @CarolForden @mkraju

        This article has a lot of opinions from lawyers. I hope the Supreme Court would agree that the President is not above the law, but can't be certain they will do so.https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/04/here-is-what-9-experts-say-about-whether-president-trump-can-pardon-himself.html …

        2 replies 5 retweets 21 likes
      8. ramsey wiggins‏ @prewar41 Jun 4
        Replying to @Mel_Ankoly @MeatSentient and

        Not since the GOP stole a Supreme Court seat and God knows how many judgeships. Republicans play the long con.

        0 replies 2 retweets 12 likes
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      2. Tom  🇺🇸 Bellin‏ @tombellin Jun 4
        Replying to @mkraju

        Funny, if I were Senate Judiciary Chairman and the President's was publicly declaring himself above the law I would immediately initiate impeachment proceedings.

        16 replies 179 retweets 785 likes
      3. xeyeldinTX‏ @Katl1964 Jun 4
        Replying to @tombellin @mkraju

        Initiation starts in the house.

        4 replies 8 retweets 125 likes
      4. Tom  🇺🇸 Bellin‏ @tombellin Jun 4
        Replying to @Katl1964 @mkraju

        Yes yes, the buck stops over there. The Senate is powerless to check the President. 🙄

        4 replies 6 retweets 93 likes
      5. Watts‏ @Watts533 Jun 4
        Replying to @tombellin @Katl1964 @mkraju

        No, the Senate can do a lot. They just can't start impeachment proceedings.

        3 replies 9 retweets 88 likes
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      2. Natalie DeGenaro Goldberg‏ @GoldbergNatalie Jun 4
        Replying to @mkraju

        Why doesn't someone, oh, I don't know, maybe a reporter who covers the Senate, perhaps, actually ASK Grassley and all other Senate Republicans ON THE RECORD whether they agree that a president can pardon himself? Would it be too much to ask reporters to do their job?

        41 replies 252 retweets 1,176 likes
      3. xeyeldinTX‏ @Katl1964 Jun 4
        Replying to @GoldbergNatalie @mkraju

        I phoned Congressman Michael Burgess to ask if he had any thoughts on this. “No comment”. Ted Cruz nor John Cronyn, TX Senators don’t answer.

        29 replies 110 retweets 408 likes
      4. News Junkie‏ @mbhtt Jun 4
        Replying to @Katl1964 @GoldbergNatalie @mkraju

        Cruz’s office answered when I called. Woman said he’d probably put out a comment via Twitter later today. Said it just happened this morning. Pointed out Cruz already tweeted about cake baking. She said she’d pass on my thoughts.

        15 replies 50 retweets 318 likes
      5. Bill, a GM (Fx, #VoteThemOut, and etc)‏ @gm_wggames Jun 4
        Replying to @mbhtt @Katl1964 and

        Oh I have some more thoughts if they're going to pass them along..

        1 reply 3 retweets 151 likes
      6. Pamellottalina  🥀‏ @talene Jun 4
        Replying to @gm_wggames @mbhtt and

        Best plan with Cruz is to get out the vote for @BetoORourke

        6 replies 114 retweets 564 likes
      7. St Molly  💙 #VoteBlueNoMatterWho‏ @Stmolly4 Jun 5
        Replying to @talene @littlesueellis and

        Just 5 more months until Beto represents the proud state of Texas!!!

        1 reply 2 retweets 14 likes
      8. Sue‏ @littlesueellis Jun 5
        Replying to @Stmolly4 @talene and

        Hi Molly, as a Texan do you believe he stands a chance of winning?

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      9. St Molly  💙 #VoteBlueNoMatterWho‏ @Stmolly4 Jun 5
        Replying to @littlesueellis @talene and

        Yes! I really do! I’m in No Tx and in my neighborhood there are Beto signs everywhere! Haven’t seen one Cruz sign! Sure hope Beto wins he’s got my vote!

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