Michael Schmidt: Matt Gaetz Asked for a Blanket Presidential Pardon From Trump When His Case Was Accelerating

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SCHMIDT: “Basically it came in in a final weeks of the Trump presidency, there was a lot of discussion going on at White House. President was bringing up idea of pardons with associates and confidantes, would you like a diet coke, would you like a pardon? It was being discussed and Gaetz went to the White House to ask for a blanket pardon. Would have been extraordinary even by the standards of the Trump pardons. If you remember, Trump gave pardons to all sorts of allies, donors and such. But in the case of Gaetz, he had not been charged with a crime, so would be essentially the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. Giving you pardon on all acts, pardon on steroids. White House aides realized this was highly problematic and would set a bad precedent and had odd overture to it. Didn’t really go anywhere.”