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Jared Kushner Convinced Trump Not To Pardon Himself - Ring of Fire
According to a new book, Jared Kushner extensively lobbied Donald Trump to NOT give himself a presidential pardon when he had the chance to do so, a move that Trump is likely regretting right now. Kushner's reasoning was actually pretty sound on this issue, as he allegedly was worried that the pardon could cause states to go after Trump even more vigorously. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains why Kushner may be right, and why a pardon wouldn't have done any good for Trump anyway.