President Joe Biden laughed off a question about whether he would pardon his predecessor.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy noted on Monday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) had suggested he would consider pardoning former President Donald Trump if elected.
“Where are you on the idea as president of pardoning Trump?” Doocy asked.
Biden laughed and turned to walk away without saying anything at first.
Then he circled back and said, “I’ll see you guys.”
“That’s a great question,” he added.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith is investigating Trump over his handling of classified documents.
Smith is also looking into whether the former president played a role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and the effort to overturn the 2020 election.
The Wall Street Journal reported the special counsel is nearing the end of his investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents.
However, it added, it is not clear if Smith has decided to charge Trump or make a recommendation of charges to Attorney General Merrick Garland — who has the final say on the matter.
During an interview with Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, DeSantis was about how he would use his pardon power if he won the 2024 election, and whether he would consider pardoning the 45th president.
“The DOJ and FBI have been weaponized. We see that. We see it in a variety of contexts,” DeSantis began.
He continued, “Some of it’s how they treat a pro-life demonstrator, how they don’t go after people that are attacking pro-lifers. And so what I’m going to do on day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, people who are victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we will be aggressive in issuing pardons.”
He added, “We’re going to find examples where government’s been weaponized against disfavored groups and we will apply relief as appropriate.”
When asked again about pardoning Trump, the Florida governor said “any example of disfavored treatment based on politics or weaponization would be included” in a review of people to pardon.
