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Trump is discussing pre-emptively pardoning his adult children
From CNN's Pamela Brown
Donald Trump Jr., left, Ivanka Trump, center, and Eric Trump listen during a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London on June 4, 2019. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Since the election, President Trump has been discussing with advisors about pre-emptively pardoning several people close to him, including his children, son-in-law and personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani, a source familiar confirmed to CNN.
The potential pardon list includes others who are close to the President and could be legally vulnerable but have not been charged.
The New York Times and ABC first reported the discussions about pre-emptive pardons for Guiliani, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
Trump Jr. had been under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for contacts he had with Russians, but was never charged.
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner provided false information about his foreign contacts when applying for his security clearance, but President Trump issued him one anyway.
The President has told advisors he feels he and his family have been unfairly targeted and that he's concerned the legal pursuits could continue under President-elect Joe Biden's Justice Department. Lawyers and allies of the President have been lobbying him for pardons ranging from their personal clients to people who Vice President-elect Kamala Harris put behind bars, according to multiple people. She was a state prosecutor and pardons only apply to federal crimes.
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.
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