White House Won’t Rule Out Pardon to Protect Clinton From Trump
- Republican struck a conciliatory tone in victory speech
- Trump threatened Democrat with jail during presidential debate
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concedes the presidential election in New York on Nov. 9, 2016.
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The White House on Wednesday wouldn’t rule out issuing a pardon to protect Hillary Clinton from prosecution by the incoming administration over her use of a private e-mail server.
President-elect Donald Trump threatened during his campaign to assign a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton. He blamed a “rigged system” for protecting her from prosecution after FBI director James Comey announced in July and again on Nov. 6, two days before the election, that his agency wouldn’t seek charges against the Democrat.