Rudy Giuliani has asked Donald Trump about receiving a pre-emptive pardon before he leaves office - while claiming he can secure him a second term by overturning election results
Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has discussed a preemptive pardon for himself with President Donald Trump, it was reported Tuesday – even while arguing he can overturn the results of an 'illegitimate election.' The former New York mayor has been the most vocal and out-front defender of Trump's unsubstantiated charges of election fraud, seeking to persuade numerous states that went for Joe Biden to overturn their results. But Giuliani and Trump also have discussed the former New York Mayor's future, the New York Times reports. The two men have discussed the topic in the past and it is not clear who brought up the idea. They discussed a possible pardon last week, two sources told the paper. On the day before Thanksgiving, Trump pardoned former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his Russia contacts, then sought to withdraw the plea in court. President Donald Trump is said to have been asked by his personal attorney