Gingrich: Trump should just pardon advisers who break the law

Posted by | December 19, 2016 19:04 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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Would he ever suggest President Obama do this?

Referring to a law that could prevent Trump from hiring his daughter and son-in-law to serve in his administration, Gingrich said on “The Diane Rehm Show” Monday morning: “In the case of the president, he has a broad ability to organize the White House the way he wants to. He also has, frankly, the power of the pardon.”

“It is a totally open power, and he could simply say, ‘Look, I want them to be my advisers. I pardon them if anyone finds them to have behaved against the rules. Period.’ Technically, under the Constitution, he has that level of authority,” he said, according to Politico.

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10 responses to Gingrich: Trump should just pardon advisers who break the law

  1. StoneyCurtisll December 19th, 2016 at 19:19

    And Newt wonders why he was forced out of congress and no one wants him to be president.

  2. Budda December 19th, 2016 at 19:27

    WHAT IN HELL is Diane having this idiot on her show?

  3. Obewon December 19th, 2016 at 19:45

    But Speaker Gingrich was forced to resign for Bribery! Even Bush Jr. didn’t Pardon Newt. Gingrich: He is a human hand grenade who walks around with his hand on the pin, saying Watch this! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/df1d383c00132eb7b7dc1ebcf92d1a2160170341880fab6f45647875bdd7bf95.jpg

  4. amersham1046 December 19th, 2016 at 20:04

    A government of insider

  5. granpa.usthai December 19th, 2016 at 23:53

    why not?

    after all, trump has promised (if he can be believed) that he’s gonna be the “law and order” posotus.

    what better way to say…

    ‘you’re really stupid enough to believe my promises’?

  6. ohpaleasegivemeabreak December 20th, 2016 at 00:28

    Gingrich is such a pig.

  7. labman57 December 20th, 2016 at 00:28

    In the Era of Trump, a hired gun could assassinate Trump’s political opponents by shooting them in the head in broad daylight as they walked down the street on 5th Avenue … and Donnie would simply wave his magic Pardoning Wand to exonerate the killer.

    • StoneyCurtisll December 20th, 2016 at 01:25

      basically in his own words~!

  8. Foundryman December 20th, 2016 at 13:31

    Hmmm…I wonder what he did now? Sounds like Newty has something he don’t want anyone to find out about…

  9. Foundryman December 20th, 2016 at 13:32

    You know it’s bad when they start talking about pardons even before they take over.

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