Romney: Biden Should Have Pardoned Trump

The Utah Republican argued that Biden should have pardoned Trump when the Justice Department announced charges against him and that the president “made an enormous error” by not pressuring New York prosecutors to drop their case against Trump. (Presidents can only pardon in federal cases.)

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"He should have fought like crazy to keep this prosecution from going forward,” Romney said, referring to Biden. “It was a win-win for Donald Trump.” ...

Pressed by Ruhle whether that is Biden’s job to pardon Trump, Romney said he believes that Biden should have taken a cue from former President Lyndon B. Johnson, saying that the president could have stepped in and urged New York prosecutors to drop the case.

Ed Morrissey

Of course it would be Biden's "job" to pardon Trump; who else's job would it be? But then again, did Trump ever ask for a pardon? Would he have accepted one? Should he have even needed one? This is the first time that a former president has been prosecuted for a crime, and all of these prosecutions have come from jurisdictions hostile to Trump. 

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