Jennifer Rubin: Trump to Resign 10 Minutes Before Term Is up, Let Pence Pardon Him

[mystery-ak]

10 Dec 2018

Washington Post writer and frequent MSNBC commentator Jennifer Rubin predicted Sunday that President Trump would resign from office with 10 minutes left in his presidency and accept a pardon from his successor, Mike Pence.

“I also don’t think that Trump can pardon himself. And if he tries that, and that’s his only mechanism, he risks being prosecuted after he leaves office,” Jennifer Rubin said.

She continued, “For that very reason, I would predict, here on MSNBC, that when Trump leaves office, he will resign the presidency 10 minutes before Mike Pence leaves office, allowing Pence to pardon him,  if there is not a Republican president to follow him.”

“Wow…we git that on tape,” Jonathan Capeheart responded, also saying, “And also, when you accept the pardon, you have to accept the level of guilt, so, keep that in mind.”

Rubin, supposedly a “conservative” writer, has gone full left-wing in the age of Trump. The writer made headlines over the summer for endorsing public harassment of Sarah Huckabee Sanders and saying that she deserves a “life sentence” of it.

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[edpc]

Well, that certainly would throw a wrench into the 46th president's monogram shirt order.

[Hoodat]

He won't have to.  Pence will already be the President-elect.

[Frank Cannon]

He won't have to.  Pence will already be the President-elect.

Pence's mom wouldn't even vote for him. He is a robotic bucket of wallpaper paste.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Pence's mom wouldn't even vote for him. He is a robotic bucket of wallpaper paste.

I'm not Pence's mom but I'd vote for him...just because I think he is honest and has the kind of American values I could support.

[Dexter]

No way in hell I'd vote for Pence. There really are right wingers that I and a lot of other young people would vote for. You gotta do better than that.

[libertybele]

Pence's mom wouldn't even vote for him. He is a robotic bucket of wallpaper paste.

Pretty much.  I noticed that he attended that meeting between Trump, Pelosi and Schumer. He was sitting in the background and never said a word. 

[libertybele]

No way in hell I'd vote for Pence. There really are right wingers that I and a lot of other young people would vote for. You gotta do better than that.

So are you saying if Pence became the GOP nominee, you'd vote for someone on the left instead?  Perhaps Beto or Castro?

[Elderberry]

Does he actually trust Pence to come thru and actually pardon him?

[edpc]

Does he actually trust Pence to come thru and actually pardon him?

Perhaps not, because there have been stories about Pence’s loyalty.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/mike-pence-trump-administration.html

Also, we know the political price Ford paid for his pardon of Nixon. Besides, a pardon is not the complete panacea everyone thinks it is. As part of accepting it, the subject also acknowledges guilt associated with the charges. On top of that, you know longer have fifth amendment protection, if subpoenaed to testify.

[Dexter]

So are you saying if Pence became the GOP nominee, you'd vote for someone on the left instead?  Perhaps Beto or Castro?

I'm saying I won't vote for Pence. Frank is right. You really need to run somebody better than that.

[Emjay]

I hate idiot mouthy female reporters.  They all want attention.  And yet, ten people here seem to be taking her seriously.