John Dean: ‘I Don’t See an Issue’ with Biden Giving Preemptive Blanket Pardons to Officials Trump Might Target

MARQUARDT According to Politico ░░░░░░░░ aides are discussing doing ░░░░░░░░ for Dr Anthony Fauci ░░░░░░░░ Elect Adam Schiff and ░░░░░░░░ Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney ░░░░░░░░ contributor and former Nixon ░░░░░░░░ House counsel John Dean ░░░░░░░░ joining us now to ░░░░░░░░ all this So John ░░░░░░░░ to this Politico report ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan Martin officials in ░░░░░░░░ White House are concerned ░░░░░░░░ offering blanket pardons to ░░░░░░░░ who have committed no ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ be problematic Dean I ░░░░░░░░ t see an issue ░░░░░░░░ What they re what ░░░░░░░░ re offering by granting ░░░░░░░░ pardon would be a ░░░░░░░░ harbor It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that the person while ░░░░░░░░ is sometimes in the ░░░░░░░░ law presumption that a ░░░░░░░░ accepts a pardon is ░░░░░░░░ guilt that really isn ░░░░░░░░ true It s the ░░░░░░░░ and situation Here the ░░░░░░░░ would be offering a ░░░░░░░░ harbor I thought Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ in the Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ morning did a wonderful ░░░░░░░░ of this issue MARQUARDT ░░░░░░░░ it is unclear John ░░░░░░░░ Trump will actually act ░░░░░░░░ these promises of revenge ░░░░░░░░ is the possibility that ░░░░░░░░ could reason enough for ░░░░░░░░ to issue those pardons ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ some of his aides ░░░░░░░░ been much more vicious ░░░░░░░░ you will in saying ░░░░░░░░ re going to attack ░░░░░░░░ enemies when they get ░░░░░░░░ power Kash Patel it ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ issue if he indeed ░░░░░░░░ a confirmation hearing What ░░░░░░░░ he have in mind ░░░░░░░░ s issued a list ░░░░░░░░ his book of deep ░░░░░░░░ people that he doesn ░░░░░░░░ see with favor So ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ broad brush general kind ░░░░░░░░ amnesty that has been ░░░░░░░░ in the past we ░░░░░░░░ back to George Washington ░░░░░░░░ the Whiskey Rebellion He ░░░░░░░░ t know any of ░░░░░░░░ people who might use ░░░░░░░░ pardon but he issued ░░░░░░░░ to give them safety ░░░░░░░░ thing happened with Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Johnson during the ░░░░░░░░ War More recently Jimmy ░░░░░░░░ did it for draft ░░░░░░░░ during Vietnam So it ░░░░░░░░ not an unusual situation ░░░░░░░░ do this but it ░░░░░░░░ protection for people who ░░░░░░░░ t need to be ░░░░░░░░ and dragged through the ░░░░░░░░ process for behavior that ░░░░░░░░ now been forgiven MARQUARDT ░░░░░░░░ there is that precedent ░░░░░░░░ do you think Biden ░░░░░░░░ decision to pardon his ░░░░░░░░ Hunter factor into this ░░░░░░░░ decision on these preemptive ░░░░░░░░ Dean Well he was ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ decision to change his ░░░░░░░░ because he had been ░░░░░░░░ clear during the campaign ░░░░░░░░ was not going to ░░░░░░░░ a pardon but when ░░░░░░░░ it was brought to ░░░░░░░░ attention how irregular the ░░░░░░░░ had been and how ░░░░░░░░ it had been and ░░░░░░░░ the potential in the ░░░░░░░░ might hold for his ░░░░░░░░ he saw the situation ░░░░░░░░ same situation exists for ░░░░░░░░ lot of people who ░░░░░░░░ done nothing but speak ░░░░░░░░ and participate in the ░░░░░░░░ from Hillary Clinton to ░░░░░░░░ Cheney and Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ special counsel and his ░░░░░░░░ They don t deserve ░░░░░░░░ be and any of ░░░░░░░░ people nor people in ░░░░░░░░ media like you and ░░░░░░░░