Trump has discussed with advisers pardons for his 3 eldest children and Rudy Giuliani

Trump has discussed with advisers pardons for his 3 eldest children and Rudy Giuliani

WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – US President Donald Trump has discussed with advisers whether to grant preemptive pardons to his children, to his son-in-law and to his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and talked with Mr Giuliani about pardoning him as recently as last week, according to two people briefed on the matter.

Mr Trump has told others that he is concerned that a Biden Justice Department might seek retribution against the president by targeting the oldest three of his five children – Mr Donald Trump Jr, Mr Eric Trump and Ms Ivanka Trump – as well as Ms Trump’s husband, Mr Jared Kushner, a White House senior adviser.

Mr Donald Trump Jr had been under investigation by Mr Robert Mueller, the special counsel, for contacts that the younger Trump had had with Russians offering damaging information on Mrs Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign, but he was never charged.