Trump May Pardon Administration Officials Before Leaving Office
Crossroads with Joshua Philipp
The Epoch Times
4.9 • 594 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
President Donald Trump could take a lesson from former President Joe Biden before leaving office and issue preemptive pardons for key figures around him. The topic of issuing presidential pardons for charges that have not yet been brought has fallen into a legally gray area, but is now being viewed across the aisle as a possible strategy amid alleged weaponization of justice.
We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of Crossroads.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Crossroads. |
| 0:02.0 | President Trump could use some preemptive pardons. |
| 0:06.0 | If you remember, this was something that Biden kind of brought forward during the last administration. |
| 0:10.0 | And it's a bit of a legal gray area, but it's kind of becoming the norm right now. |
| 0:16.0 | This is being viewed across the aisle as a necessary kind of action against the alleged weaponization |
| 0:22.5 | of justice. Also another topic, the United States is now looking to dominate the oil market, |
| 0:28.3 | becoming the new Arabs actually. And speaking of oil dominance, President Trump has also now |
| 0:33.7 | responded to Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by also blocking the |
| 0:38.2 | Strait of Hormuz. I'll be talking about these topics and a lot more today. So make sure |
| 0:43.6 | to hit the like button, leave a comment. Let's get started. All right, first of all, President |
| 0:48.7 | Trump is taking a lesson from former President Joe Biden. Guess what? Trump is now considering that he may issue preemptive |
| 0:56.8 | pardons for all the key figures around him. Maybe himself, we'll see. Now look, this is not really |
| 1:03.3 | something that is fully legally approved, but it's being done. And effectively, this is becoming |
| 1:10.5 | viewed across the aisles maybe |
| 1:12.0 | even necessary because well everybody says justice is being weaponized republicans say it now |
| 1:18.1 | democrats are saying it we'll see what happens next time around newsmec says this president |
| 1:24.0 | don't trump is considering sweeping preemptive pardons for members of his administration before leaving office, |
| 1:30.3 | according to Wall Street Journal, a move that could dramatically expand his use of executive clemency. |
| 1:37.3 | It says the journal reports that Trump has discussed granting broad pardons to aides and allies who could face investigations after his presidency. |
| 1:46.3 | And it notes as well, people familiar with the conversation told the newspaper that Trump views |
| 1:51.4 | the move as protection against what he has long described as politically motivated prosecutions. |
| 1:59.6 | It says according to the journal, the discussions include the possibility of issuing anticipatory |
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