Opinion: A presidential self-pardon? That’s almost certainly grounds for impeachment

To the editor: What’s wrong with this picture (hypothetical, of course): a presidential candidate and/or members of his campaign conspire/collude with an adversarial foreign government to win the election. (Re: “Back Story: A presidential self-pardon?” July 22)

When the “fake media” and congressional and Justice Department investigators uncover their misdeeds, the illegitimately elected president then exercises his absolute power to pardon all involved, including himself.

Surely, this cannot happen, can it?

Charles Kent, Rancho Mission Viejo

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To the editor: Trump’s musing about a self-pardon would be a fundamental, first-order conflict of interest. He would almost certainly be impeached.

It’s interesting to speculate, should self-pardon-impeachment-conviction come to pass, would Trump exit the White House under his own power or be dragged out like an airline passenger who refuses to give up his seat?

Tom Budlong, Los Angeles

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To the editor: It seems obvious that President Trump never planned for his family or administration, much less himself, to actually need to follow any laws.

If anyone at the DOJ was brave (or disloyal) enough to prosecute, the person would be fired.

What needs to happen is for the Republicans to stand up and say enough to the conflicts of interest, the Russian collusion, the undoing of all the environmental laws and regulations, and the weakening of our power in the world.

But there doesn’t seem to be an ethical or honorable molecule among Republicans in Congress right now. So we have a president in office who will make as much money as he can, while harming the country, and the Republicans pretend Hillary Clinton is the cause of all the problems in the world.

September Bowman, Goleta, Calif.

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