President Trump’s personal lawyer John Dowd resigned two weeks ago. Shortly after he left the president’s legal team, there were reports in the New York Times and Washington Post that last year Dowd allegedly told lawyers for Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort and former national security advisor Michael Flynn that Trump would consider pardoning their clients. The implication was that the offer of a pardon was made to encourage Manafort and Flynn to stand firm and not cooperate in the Mueller investigation. In the wake of those reports, there was a lot of debate about whether Trump offering pardons to potential witnesses
Pardons, Bribery, and President Trump
Pardons, Bribery, and President Trump
Pardons, Bribery, and President Trump
President Trump’s personal lawyer John Dowd resigned two weeks ago. Shortly after he left the president’s legal team, there were reports in the New York Times and Washington Post that last year Dowd allegedly told lawyers for Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort and former national security advisor Michael Flynn that Trump would consider pardoning their clients. The implication was that the offer of a pardon was made to encourage Manafort and Flynn to stand firm and not cooperate in the Mueller investigation. In the wake of those reports, there was a lot of debate about whether Trump offering pardons to potential witnesses