President Ken Gormley of Duquesne University on how a self-pardon by Trump would be an admission of guilt:
And Trump’s legacy would be forever tarnished. Addressing the Constitutional Convention in 1787, James Iredel of North Carolina, later one of the first Supreme Court justices, sought to assuage fears about the reckless use of the pardon power. The greatest deterrent to a president abusing the power, he said, would be the “damnation of his fame to all future ages.” [WaPo]
How do you tarnish 300,000+ dead and vast incompetence?
