Trump Discussed Pardoning Himself, <br />Sources Say.<br />'The New York Times' reports that <br />President Donald Trump has discussed the possibility<br />with White House aides since election day.<br />No president in the history of the U.S. has <br />ever issued a pardon for themselves. .<br />Because of this, legal questions <br />surround the move. It is not <br />clear if a president does <br />indeed have the power to do it.<br />Aides say that Trump has maintained<br />that he does have the power to pardon himself, .<br />which they believe means that he will do it.<br />Sources also say that Trump has considered <br />issuing pre-emptive pardons for members of his family.<br />including sons Don Jr. and Eric, daughter and <br />White House advisor Ivanka and son-in-law <br />and White House advisor Jared Kushner.<br />The Justice Department said on Thursday it would <br />pursue charges against "all actors" involved in the <br />storming of the U.S. Capitol, and "not only the <br />people who went into the building.".<br />If the evidence fits elements of a crime, they're going to be charged, Michael R. Sherwin, U.S. Attorney, <br />via 'The New York Times'
