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President Donald Trump is refusing to concede the 2020 election to President-elect Joe Biden. Eventually, Trump will have to accept defeat and concede the race. CNN reports that Trump could use his expansive pardon power to try to settle legal questions on his way out the door. Will Trump consider granting himself a pardon? He faces state investigations into his business and finances. There is also the prospect of federal investigators scrutinizing him after he leaves office. There is no law saying Trump cannot pardon himself. Trump's pardons would only cover federal crimes. Trump still faces ongoing investigations into his Organization by the New York attorney general and the Manhattan district attorney.
Politico reports that President Donald Trump is considering pardoning as many as 20 close associates before he leaves office in January. Who would he pardon? According to Business insider they include his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as well as his three eldest children, as The New York Times previously reported. However, the president is said to be concerned about whether the preemptive pardons could look like a public admission of guilt. Trump and his allies will face a slew of civil and criminal investigations on a federal and state level once he leaves office in January. The pardon power does not apply to state offenses.
US President Donald Trump appears to be running out of lifelines to save himself politically. CNN reports Trump had hoped a range of pivotal events would turn the electoral tide in his direction, but they're vanishing as quickly as Halloween candy. A coronavirus vaccine hasn't been created. Nor has a massive stimulus package materialized. And the investigation into the Clinton Foundation was a bust. So the president has taken to dialing Fox hosts from the White House and ripping his senior-most Cabinet members for not delivering before election day. It's an unfamiliar experience for a man used to getting what he wants. He is in a completely different universe right now where nobody is left, really, to help him out of the jams he keeps getting himself into. Mary Trump Niece of Donald Trump Author, 'Too Much and Never Enough'
Washington DC, Dec 3 (EFE/EPA).- The Intelligence Committee of the US House of Representatives said Tuesday that its impeachment probe of President Donald Trump uncovered "overwhelming" evidence that the occupant of the White House has engaged in misconduct (Camera: GREG MILLER).FOOTAGE SHOWING A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE PROGRESSION OF THE IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATION OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON, DC.SOUNDBITES: ADAM SCHIFF, DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE FROM CALIFORNIA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE US HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (IN ENGLISH).
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says "malicious" cyber attacks that led to a major Internet disruption Friday are being investigated. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Belgian prosecutors have opened a probe into Russian "interference" in the European Parliament following allegations lawmakers were paid to spread Kremlin propaganda, Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says. "Our judicial authorities have now confirmed this interference is subject to prosecution," De Croo said. "The cash payments did not take place in Belgium, but the interference does. As Belgium is the seat of the EU institutions, we have a responsibility to uphold every citizen's right to a free and safe vote." SOUNDBITE