Sentence examples for pardon himself from inspiring English sources

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He's not going to have to pardon himself, because he's done absolutely nothing wrong.

There is some debate among legal scholars over whether a president can pardon himself.

A sitting president, however, may not properly pardon himself, and no one else may properly do so either.

Joe Lockhart, the White House press secretary, said earlier this week that Mr. Clinton would not pardon himself before he left office to escape prosecution by Mr. Ray.

Representative Steve Chabot, Republican of Ohio, asked Charles F. C. Ruff, the White House counsel, if he could assure the committee that Mr. Clinton would not pardon himself or accept a pardon from a successor.

When Tapper asked him if the President could pardon himself (Trump has reportedly asked his lawyers about this, and tweeted over the weekend that Presidential-pardon powers have no limit), Scaramucci said that he didn't know.

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He reportedly even asked about pardoning himself.

Responding to the new stirrings in the independent counsel's office, Vice President Gore said yesterday that Mr. Clinton had no intention of pardoning himself should he be indicted while president, or accepting a pardon from his successor.

Case closed!... Tells how Raoul the Lizard pardoned himself, explains away the missing twenty-four million dolland, and mentions a lottery prize in that amount; celebrates a drug raid which netted thirty-six minlion dollars in U.S. drugs such as aspirin; apologizes for giving your strike force the wrong date and address for the raid on King Pepe's heroin camp... Caramba!

"I'd rather watch the tomatoes walk by than watch them grow in the backyard," said Mr. Jones, who has the old habit of pardoning himself before he curses or says something risque, as he does in a complimentary fashion when beautiful women pass by.

He pardons himself for his foul language.

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