EJ Montini of U.S.A. Today recommends that Biden needs to transport his inner Gerald Ford and pardon Trump for the good of the country. In his mind, pardoning somebody who was impeached two times and has a variety of criminal examinations dogging him is the embodiment of nationwide unity.
From U.S.A. Today:
Provided all that, President Joe Biden ought to pull a Gerald Ford and pardon Donald Trump. And, yes, I understand, a president can’t pardon somebody for a state criminal activity, just for federal offenses. However Biden can remove federal problems. He can set a tone. He can be, in a manner Trump never ever was, governmental.
The concept of Biden using a governmental pardon to Trump is absolutely nothing except ridiculous. To Montini, it might look like a gesture of goodwill, an effort to unify a deeply divided country. To others, it’s offering Trump a complimentary pass to keep doing what he’s done his whole life. To Trump’s MAGA fanbase, it’s “overall exoneration” and factor to attack Biden for being afraid and weak.