Donald Trump may currently have the power to pardon people for federal crimes (or, as Trevor Noah puts it, “a cheat code for America’s justice system”), but he won’t for much longer. So the question is, who will he try and pardon before he gets booted out of the White House on Jan. 20?
Following reports that the president may be considering pardons for family members, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and even himself, Daily Show host Trevor Noah had some thoughts.
“That is adorable,” says Noah, flashing up some pics of the Trump children alongside a yelling Giuliani. “Trump is pardoning his kids and his house pets. And he’s not even pardoning them for anything specific! Trump is just handing out pardons like they’re gift cards. I figured I’d let you pick your own crime. So enjoy, do something crazy, you know, live a little.”
And as to reports federal investigators are looking into a possible “bribery-for-pardon” scheme?
“All we know is someone apparently offered to bribe Trump with a campaign contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon. We don’t know if he considered it, or if he even heard about it,” says Noah. “I will say this, though: After knowing him for this long, I think we can assume that my man’s not gonna turn down some pardon cash.
“If anything I think we should be impressed that he hasn’t started targeting Instagram ads to former felons.”read more
Trevor Noah has thoughts about Trump possibly pardoning family members
