US rejects possible Trump pardon to relatives
The majority of US voters describe as inappropriate a possible pardon from President Donald Trump to his relatives and friends before leaving office, revealed a poll published today.
According to the survey by the Morning Consult consultancy and the Politico digital portal, 51 percent of voters said it would be wrong to forgive their daughter, Ivanka Trump, while on 24 they considered it feasible and another 24 percent said they did not know or had no opinion.
In addition, 54 percent believe a pardon for Donald Trump Jr., son of the president, is inappropriate, while 24 percent considered it appropriate and 23 percent denied knowing about the subject.
Meanwhile, 52 percent rated the forgiveness of his other son, Eric Trump, as incorrect and 23 percent agreed with that measure, while 26 percent did not give their opinion.
Nearly half (48 percent) of those surveyed also indicated that it would be wrong to pardon Rudy Giuliani, the president's attorney, as well as the president's aide and son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
The survey polled 1,990 registered voters between December 4 and 6, and has a margin of error of two percentage points.
The New York Times recently reported that the head of the White House was weighing preventive pardons for his three oldest children, as well as for Kushner and Giuliani, fearing that the administration of virtual president-elect Joe Biden would retaliate against his family.
The news came about a week after Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to federal authorities during special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
