President Trump tells advisers that he fears prosecution if he loses the election
Trump fears not only the state and local investigations already underway but also possible new federal probes
news.yahoo.com
With
Election Day approaching and his poll numbers
still flagging, President
Donald Trump has allegedly begun to express concerns to aides about
the potential criminal liabilities which may await him in a
post-White House life.
The threats are
broad: Trump's businesses are currently under investigation
by the New York State attorney general and
the Manhattan District Attorney's office for possible tax and financial crimes. He is also worried about the potential for new federal investigations, And according to a newly report from
The New York Times.
Trump has reportedly expressed these concerns to advisers "for weeks." Aside from the known state and local probes, The Times did not specify which specific liabilities might have unnerved the president at the federal level.
The difference is significant, because
presidential pardons only apply to federal crimes; they do not extend to state and local levels. The constitutional question of whether Trump would pardon himself before leaving office — which no president has tried — has simmered throughout his term. It even
came up during Justice Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings last month.
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