As I tweeted earlier today.
BOOMERANG: Trump’s pardon strategy of buying the silence of others to protect himself after his presidency could backfire because pardons erase risks of self-incrimination and thus make it easier to compel testimony that could . . . wait for it . . . incriminate Trump himself. 
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Shhh. Don't tell him.
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Preemptive immunity, essentially, no?
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Yeah, not sure the illustrious potentate is known for “thinking ahead”.
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I like early morning stories with endings like this.
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Couldn’t a pardon in furtherance of conspiracy also be a crime in and of itself?
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Only if you're not an elected republican.
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Can trump pardon himself?
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Trump cannot pardon himself from outside the court or prison, one of which must happen first.
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