Krauthammer: This Is the Equivalent of Donald Trump Issuing a Pardon

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MCKELWAY Charles ░░░░░░░░ thoughts KRAUTHAMMER I think ░░░░░░░░ s the right thing ░░░░░░░░ not quite but this ░░░░░░░░ equivalent of him saying ░░░░░░░░ a pardon And there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ are saying well what ░░░░░░░░ justice here Well the ░░░░░░░░ of the pardon power ░░░░░░░░ is always rather odd ░░░░░░░░ any constitution is to ░░░░░░░░ political expediency or if ░░░░░░░░ like reasons of state ░░░░░░░░ Trump justice Obviously if ░░░░░░░░ can issue a pardon ░░░░░░░░ re going around justice ░░░░░░░░ you re saying some ░░░░░░░░ for the country are ░░░░░░░░ important Like the Nixon ░░░░░░░░ he might have been ░░░░░░░░ he never was tried ░░░░░░░░ was done so the ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have to ░░░░░░░░ the long national nightmare ░░░░░░░░ and it was the ░░░░░░░░ thing to do which ░░░░░░░░ think many people today ░░░░░░░░ objected at the time ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to do it You ░░░░░░░░ that behind us Yes ░░░░░░░░ are probably offenses which ░░░░░░░░ prosecutable maybe she would ░░░░░░░░ convicted but that s ░░░░░░░░ what we want to ░░░░░░░░ We do not want ░░░░░░░░ see national political opponents ░░░░░░░░ each other in jail ░░░░░░░░ even though procedurally he ░░░░░░░░ not supposed to say ░░░░░░░░ because he s not ░░░░░░░░ one who would decide ░░░░░░░░ there would be a ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor it s the ░░░░░░░░ of saying when I ░░░░░░░░ sworn in I would ░░░░░░░░ a pardon and that ░░░░░░░░ I think the right ░░░░░░░░ to do.”