Newt Gingrich criticizes the idea of ​​an “unconstitutional” pre-emptive pardon proposed by Biden in the White House: “It implies that they were guilty”

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined a group of others criticizing the Biden White House The idea of ​​preemptive amnestyemphasizing that such pardon inherently implies guilt.

“You are assuming a presumption of guilt. Why would someone who has never been convicted of anything want a pardon, which means he is guilty?” Gingrich asked FOX Business’ Stuart Varney Tuesday.

“I think the whole idea of ​​preemptive amnesty is unconstitutional and, frankly, it’s the kind of thing that people dream about when they feel very free from marijuana, and they’re sitting around late at night talking to each other, and they see the smoke and the smoke. The haze clouds their minds, and you can’t get An anticipatory pardon so that the person is not guilty of anything.”

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Politico reported Earlier this month, White House counsel Ed Siskel arranged discussions with several top Biden aides about potential pardons for prominent Trump critics such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and former Rep. Liz Cheney. R-Wo.

The report also said that people familiar with the deliberations said that Biden himself “has not yet been included in the broader pardon discussions.”

Some Democrats have opposed the idea, including… that it. Amy Klobuchar, Democrat from Minnesota, and Sen.-elect Schiff, Democrat of California, himself.

“I’m not a fan of this (preemptive pardon),” Klobuchar said. “I didn’t like the pardon of the president’s son. I didn’t think it was wise. But I’m also very concerned about the idea of ​​a preemptive pardon.”

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“I don’t want to see a precedent where you have presidents who, upon leaving office, issue blanket pardons to members of their party or members of their administration,” Schiff told the Los Angeles Times.

He went on to call the pardon “completely unnecessary.”

Biden has faced criticism from many, including some members of his own party, for granting a blanket pardon to his son Hunter on December 1.

Gingrich said he believed the pardon would “pave the way” for President-elect Donald Trump to pardon all imprisoned January 6 protesters “on day one.”

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Fox News’ Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.