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by Noaidi 68 days ago
Trump already said he will do this.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-plans-to-pardo...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic...

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Keep in mind that preƫmptive pardons have not been upheld by the courts [1].

[1] https://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/preemptive-pardons-co...

If that reached the supreme court however, precedent sadly might not matter too much.