[wybiral]

> The president has an embarrassing YouTube reel where he "loves WikiLeaks" 50 times. It'll drag the contents of contentious leaks back into the spotlight. It could be more convenient to let it go.

But America isn't a dictatorship so the decision isn't exactly up to him. There's a whole legal system operating under their own framework that the president doesn't have much control over.

[roywiggins]

He can always issue a pardon, which would end the entire thing.

[michaelcampbell]

Thanks; today I learned the US President can pardon a non-US-citizen. Your post made me go look it up. I would never have thought...

[roywiggins]

The President can pardon all crimes against the United States- the citizenship of the perpetrator doesn't come into it.

[wybiral]

Only federal crimes though, so if a state picked up any charges against him the president can't do much about it.

[astine]

US States can't request extradition though because they can't maintain diplomatic relations internationally.