Hmmm..."what's in it for me?" yep that sounds about right. Trump isn't going to do anything to jeopardize himself whether it's family or not imo.
President Donald Trump will not pardon his family members or close allies because of the legal risks it might pose for himself, his former lawyer and fixer has said. In deciding how to exercise his clemency powers in the final weeks of his presidency, Michael Cohen told Vanity Fair that the president would not be dictated by sentiment, rather "the first thing that Donald Trump is evaluating... is 'what's in it for me?'"
Trump has already granted clemency to Roger Stone and his former national security advisor Michael Flynn. The New York Times reported that Trump has asked advisers about "preemptively" pardoning his three eldest children. There is further speculation over whether Trump might use his pardon powers to protect himself and his associates.
But Cohen, who was jailed in 2018 for arranging payments to silence women who claimed to have affairs with Trump, said he doubted that the president would use his clemency powers to help his nearest and dearest. Will Donald Trump pardon Rudy Giuliani? Will he pardon Steve Bannon? Will he pardon Don Jr, Eric, Ivanka, Jared? Here's my answer: No," Cohen told the Inside The Hive podcast.
Donald Trump cares for no one or for anything except for himself... that includes his own children. Donald Trump will only do what benefits Donald Trump." Cohen said that if Trump pre-pardoned his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has not been charged with any crime, Kushner would lose his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Trump Won't Pardon His Family Because They May Testify Against Him, Says Ex-lawyer (newsweek.com)
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