December 25, 2020

Word: Bill Barr on presidential pardons

Newsweek

Asked by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy if he believes "a president can lawfully issue a pardon in exchange for the recipient's promise to not incriminate him," Barr replied, "No, that would be a crime."

The attorney general's response was one of three times during the hearing that he had affirmed it would be a crime to offer a presidential pardon for false testimony.

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