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Trump Will Follow Biden Precedent to Pre-Emptively Pardon Elon Musk

Headline from Next Big Future

If Democrats win the house, with pre-emptive Pardons of Elon Musk and others. Democrats wanted to charge Elon Musk for his involvement with DOGE and reducing funding for USAID. Republicans had wanted to charge Elon. Biden protected Fauci and others. Trump will protect Elon.

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Trump reveals he’ll use preemptive pardons to protect staff, allies if Dems take Congress (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    "I would if I needed to. Sure," President Trump told The Post's Miranda Devine on the latest episode of "Pod Force One."

  2. Axios

    Trump vows to protect Musk, floats pre-emptive staff pardons (opens Axios)

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    President Trump said Monday he'd move to protect Elon Musk if Democrats investigate the SpaceX and Tesla CEO after midterm elections. He also suggested the possibility of pre-emptive pardons for staff and others around him if Democrats win the election.

  3. Bloomberg

    Trump Says He Would Offer Pardons to Musk, Aides If Necessary (opens Bloomberg)

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    President Donald Trump said he would be willing to offer protective pardons to Elon Musk and close aides if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterm elections.

  4. Forbes

    Trump Says He Might Pardon Musk If Democrats Win (opens Forbes)

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    Democrats are preparing to launch a range of probes into Trump and his allies, including whether Musk’s businesses benefitted from his ties to Trump.

  5. Next Big Future

    Trump Will Follow Biden Precedent to Pre-Emptively Pardon Elon Musk (opens Next Big Future)

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    Next Big Future's feed description

    If Democrats win the house, with pre-emptive Pardons of Elon Musk and others. Democrats wanted to charge Elon Musk for his involvement with DOGE and reducing funding for USAID. Republicans had wanted to charge Elon. Biden protected Fauci and others. Trump will protect Elon.

  6. Not The Bee

    Trump floats preemptive pardons for Musk, Big Balls should Democrats win the midterms (opens Not The Bee)

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    What a time to be alive.

  7. Breitbart News

    WATCH: President Trump Vows to Preemptively Pardon Administration Staffers If Democrats Target Them (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump has shared what he is willing to do to protect his administration's officials if Democrats, whose party continues moving further to the left, try to prosecute them.

  8. The New Republic

    Trump Vows to Pardon Elon Musk (opens The New Republic)

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    President Donald Trump suggested Monday that he was open to pardoning Elon Musk. During a pre-taped interview on the New York Post ’s Pod Force One , host Miranda Devine asked Trump about concerns that Democrats were plotting to arrest Musk, seize his factories, and nationalize SpaceX.

  9. Conservative Daily News

    Trump Says He’d Pardon Staff and ‘Protect’ Musk if Democrats Take Congress (opens Conservative Daily News)

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    by Rich Mitchell at CDN - President Trump said he would issue preemptive pardons to aides and allies, and move to protect Elon Musk, if Democrats win Congress and go after them. Click to read the rest HERE-> Trump Says He’d Pardon Staff and ‘Protect’ Musk if Democrats Take Congress first posted at C…

  10. BizPac Review

    Trump ready to bail out former detractor Elon Musk if Democrats come for his head post election (opens BizPac Review)

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    The president vowed to protect Elon Musk and hand out pardons if Democrats win control of Congress after the midterms. President Donald Trump pledged to shield SpaceX […]

  11. American Greatness

    Trump Vows to Protect Staffers With Preemptive Pardons if Democrats Come After Them (opens American Greatness)

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    Pointing to Joe Biden's last-minute pardons, the president told the New York Post he would do the same if his team is targeted. Source

  12. MS Now

    Trump eyes possible pardon for Elon Musk, in addition to White House staffers (opens MS Now)

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    In early October, the president said he wasn’t thinking about pardons for members of his team. A month later, that’s clearly changed.

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