In an interview with BBC News to promote his new book Saving justiceFormer FBI Director James Comey said President-elect Joe Biden should “consider” pardoning his predecessor Donald Trump when he takes office on January 20.
Asked if Biden should take a page from Gerald Ford, which Richard Nixon pardoned in 1974, Comey replied, “I don’t know. He should consider it. While he said he’s not sure Trump – who has reportedly put forward the idea of pardoning himself – would accept such a pardon, he added: for the next four years, I think Joe Biden will be on that. least will have to think about it. “
Of course, a presidential pardon would only protect Trump from federal charges and not the many state crimes for which he is currently under investigation.