Biden says he ‘absolutely’ wouldn’t pardon Trump

Published May 15, 2020 11:57am ET



Joe Biden said he would not pardon President Trump if he is elected to the White House in the fall.

The presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee was asked late Thursday whether he would diverge from former President Gerald Ford and commit not to absolve Trump of any wrongdoing in a bid to heal the nation such as Ford did for President Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.

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