Trump’s Self-Pardon Fantasy Will Meet a Harsh Reality
The idea might sound good on paper, but in the real world it could backfire.
Benjamin Wittes
Benjamin Wittes is a contributing writer at The Atlantic, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the editor in chief of Lawfare. A specialist in law and national security, he is the author of several books. Most recently, he co-wrote Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump’s War on the World’s Most Powerful Office. He previously served as a member of The Washington Post’s editorial-page staff, where he focused on legal affairs.
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