@japdmedia26: Washington, D.C., United States — President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of pardoning himself before leaving office and indicated that he is concerned about the legal challenges his staff could face. According to PEOPLE, Trump discussed the issue during an interview with Newsmax on Thursday, October 15, 2026. When asked whether he was considering a self-pardon, Trump said, “Well, I don’t think about it because I did nothing wrong,” He continued, “I could have given myself a pardon the last time I left office. I never thought that they’d bring me through the mud.” Asked whether he regretted not granting himself a pardon during his first term, Trump replied, “Well, I won, but I won the hard way.” Trump also said he believed a president could issue a self-pardon. However, the legality of such an action remains unsettled, and no U.S. president has successfully established a legal precedent for pardoning himself. Explaining his concern for people working in his administration, Trump said, “I don’t want to see people that work for me go through years of nonsense, hire lawyers and everything else, all for nothing,” On Friday, October 16, the White House was asked whether Trump intended to pardon himself or members of his staff. A spokesperson referred reporters back to his comments during the Newsmax interview. The debate comes after former President Joe Biden issued several pardons before leaving office in January 2025. These included pardons for family members, Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired General Mark Milley and members of the congressional committee that investigated the January 6 Capitol attack. Biden also pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, in December 2024 for federal tax and gun offenses. Trump's own federal cases involving classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election results were dismissed after his 2024 election victory, according to the report. During his first term, Trump also pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. #WashingtonDC #USA #DonaldTrump #Newsmax #japd

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