The Self-Pardoning President
Trump’s claim that he has the “absolute” right to pardon himself goes way beyond Nixon’s “I’m not a crook.”
Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump's first two years as president.
Andrew Johnson solemnly assured a campaign rally that he was not Judas Iscariot. Lyndon B. Johnson lifted his shirt to show reporters his gallbladder-surgery scar. Jimmy Carter told that he had lusted.
