Rudy Giuliani has discussed the possibility with President Trump
Donald TrumpIran convicts American businessman on spying charge: report DC, state capitals see few issues, heavy security amid protest worries Pardon-seekers have paid Trump allies tens of thousands to lobby president: NYT MORE that Giuliani could receive a presidential pardon, according to a report in The New York Times.
The Times reported Tuesday that the two men had the pardon discussion as recently as last week, though the newspaper said it is not clear who first raised the matter. It reported the two discussed the possibility of Trump preemptively pardoning Giuliani, who has not been charged with any crimes.
Shortly after the report was published, Giuliani fiercely denied that such a discussion took place, stating on Twitter that the Times is lying and that he "never had the discussion [that] they falsely attribute to an anonymous source."
"Rudy Giuliani
Rudy GiulianiOfficials brace for second Trump impeachment trial Sunday shows - Capital locked down ahead of Biden's inauguration Rove: Chances of conviction rise if Giuliani represents Trump in Senate impeachment trial MORE has responded that this report is false and such a conversation never happened. That should clarify the situation. It is just another false attack," Giuliani attorney Robert Costello told The Hill, in response to a request for comment.
The Times report, authored by two senior and well-respected reporters, Maggie Haberman
Maggie Lindsy HabermanThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Democrats formally introduce impeachment article The Hill's Morning Report - Trump finally concedes; 25th Amendment pressure grows The Hill's 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from chaotic downtown DC MORE and Michael S. Schmidt, comes as talk of pardons rises in Trump's orbit.
On Monday, Fox News host Sean Hannity
Sean Patrick HannityAlmost 7 in 10 oppose Trump pardoning himself: poll Can the GOP break its addiction to show biz? Prosecutors say man who brought weapons to Capitol carried list of 'good guys' and 'bad guys' MORE said that Trump should seek to issue a pardon to himself and that he should also pardon members of his family.
Hannity made the remarks while responding to an op-ed by a former member of special counsel Robert Mueller
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"If that's what they want to do, if Biden ever became president, I'd tell Trump to pardon yourself and pardon your family," Hannity said on his Fox News show late Monday.
Giuliani, who has been at the forefront of the Trump campaign's efforts to dispute the 2020 election results that rendered former Vice President Joe Biden
Joe BidenFear of insider attack prompts additional FBI screening of National Guard troops: AP Iran convicts American businessman on spying charge: report DC, state capitals see few issues, heavy security amid protest worries MORE the winner, has also previously talked with the president about a pardon for himself, the Times reported.
