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@soledadobrien On self-pardons, the main argument for its legality is that the Constitution does not rule it out by its terms. The traditional Justice Department position is consistent with your instinct: it's just too crazy to contemplate, though the department dresses it up in other terms. — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

@soledadobrien I do think if the point were ever tested, the courts are likely to reject the propriety of a self-pardon. There are interesting textual arguments that the self-pardon is precluded by the word "grant" in the Constitution. And it's CLEARLY not what was intended. — PolitiTweet.org