Cohen has predicted how the last few weeks of Trump s presidency will play out That s when he ll probably try to drop the pardon power for Jared, Don, Ivanka, Eric, Allen Weisselberg [Trump Organization CFO], Cohen said Monday
He said pardons could produce significant problem for Trump since a person is no longer able to invoke the Fifth Amendment once they receive pardon So all of these people may ultimately be his downfall, Cohen added, simply because they’ll be testifying against him, either for a court or a tribunal
Justice Department data show Trump has granted clemency to just 0.5 per cent of requesters
About 10,000 have asked for pardons or clemency
Trump has been on a two-day pardon spree
Granted to Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner s father Charles
Also provided to two GOP lawmakers convicted of crimes who were first endorsers
Biggest uproar since Clinton s pardon of financier Marc Rich
George H.W. Bush pardoned Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Iran Contra figures
Trump has tweeted he has the absolute right to PARDON myself but scholars are split
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The first lady, 50, was pictured wrapped up with her husband Donald boarding Air Force One Wednesday
On arrival in the Sunshine State - where temperatures reached 75F - she had opted for a polka dot dress
The Trumps will spend the holiday period at Mar-a-Lago and are scheduled to enjoy a 10-day visit at the resort
Trump left having pardoned 29 more loyalists like Jared Kushner s father, Paul Manafort and Roger Stone
He also spent the day engaging in some saber-rattling from 30,000 feet, issuing health advice to Iran and tweeting out images of unexploded ordinance following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad
The Nebraska Senator blasted Trump s pardons in a terse statement This is rotten to the core
President Donald Trump announced 29 more pardons Wednesday, after giving 20 on Tuesday
He rewarded loyalists like Jared Kushner s father, his former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime crony Roger Stone
Kushner family was greatly embarrassed by the prosecution of Charles Kushner
His tawdry crime included setting up his brother-in-law with a prostitute, videotaping it and then trying to blackmail him over it
Pardons of Manafort and Stone reward two loyalists who didn t cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller s probe, which both men were convicted under