trump has stated he considered pardoning himself. it's absolute. > former president donald trump said thursday that he discussed pardoning himself in the final days of his presidency but dismissed the option to do so. > i couldve pardoned myself. do you know what? i was given an option to pardon myself. i couldve pardoned myself when i left. people said, would you like to pardon yourself? i had a couple of attorneys that said, you could do it if you want. i had some people that said, it would look bad if you do it, because i think it would look terrible,  trump told nbc news. > i said, the last thing id ever do is give myself a pardon, the former president said.
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