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[timelets]

Let's say, Covfefe loses 2020 elections. Will he pardon himself to prevent pending prosecution? Or will he resign, so that Pence pardons him?

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[juan_gandhi]

he has no reason to trust Pence, I think.

[gracheeha]

Он забаррикадируется в Белом Доме и будет кричать, что выборы были совершенно нечестными!

[ecreet]

I agree, he will claim that that not electing him is an illegal power grab by the Democrats, and incite his armed supporters to violence.

In fact, the claim has already been made: https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1187773046658076672 (the quote is from Mollie Hemingway's article in The Federalist, where she is a "senior editor". I don't want to give them traffic).

[dmm]

This is why there are active state investigations, where there is no Federal power of pardon, e.g. in New York State...

[malobukov]

There will be no point in prosecuting Trump after he loses 2020 elections.