Trump says he would consider pardoning administration members

Trump says he would consider pardoning administration members

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Published: 11:18 AM, 1 October 2026

The president made the comments in a TIME magazine interview.


Headlines from ABC News LiveCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.

President Donald Trump said he would be open to pardoning members of his administration, pointing to former President Joe Biden’s blanket pardon to relatives and members of the administration out of concern they would be politically targeted after he left office. 

"Yeah, sure, I'd do that," the president answered when asked by TIME magazine if he was "considering pardoning members of your administration prior to the end of your term?"

The president further said that Biden "gave pardons to everyone."

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