CNN Anchor Confronts Trump Spox Point-Blank: ‘Direct Question — Would Trump Consider Pardoning Himself?’

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt pushed Trump senior adviser Jason Miller to answer a provocative question, repeatedly asking if President-elect Donald Trump will pardon himself.

President Joe Biden stunned the political media world Sunday when he announced he is pardoning his son, writing that Hunter “was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong.”

The pardon drew widespread criticism and commentary, including Fox News host Laura Ingraham floating a Biden pardon of Trump in an interview with Miller Monday night.

On Tuesday’s edition of CNN This Morning, Hunt hosted Miller for a contentious interview. At the top of the segment, Hunt played the Ingraham clip, then repeatedly pressed Miller on her own version of the question:

KASIE HUNT: So, of course, our viewers saw coming in here what you had to say about the prospect of President-elect Trump accepting a pardon for the things he has been accused– charged with under our justice system.

You said then you didn’t want to put words in the president’s mouth.

I suppose the next step of that, and considering the technicalities around how Jack Smith ultimately dropped these charges in such a way they could be brought back. Would President-elect Trump consider pardoning himself?

JASON MILLER: Well, just like I said last night when I was speaking with Laura Ingraham, this entire notion that Joe Biden is putting out there, that some of the media might be trying to discuss, I think is really kind of silly because President Trump did nothing wrong.

And so, again, I’m worried about the precedent of what Joe Biden is setting here.

Again, we didn’t see at the end of the Trump term any of that. What we’re seeing here with Joe Biden and his family members, I think does set a bad precedent.

And again, when you take a look at this, I think that President Trump is going to really govern and lead just as he promised with this reform agenda. And let’s take a look at who he’s putting in direct–

KASIE HUNT: But just a direct question. Is he considering– would he consider pardoning himself? Would President-elect Trump consider pardoning himself?

JASON MILLER: That would never be something that I would weigh in on. That would be something for the legal team to discuss. And again, President Trump did nothing wrong–.

KASIE HUNT: Has it been discussed behind the scenes?

JASON MILLER: That’s not something that I would have been a part of. And again, that’s not something for myself to go and comment on because President Trump didn’t do anything wrong.

I want to get back to the point here about who President Trump is putting in to lead this reform agenda with the government to get politics out of justice.

Pam Bondi, I think will be a fantastic attorney general. I think she’s someone who’s tough, fearless and is really going to make sure we root out some of the corruption.

Kash Patel, who’s been nominated to head up the FBI. This is someone who not only was a lead a hostage negotiator, he was a deputy director of national intelligence. He was the chief of staff over the Department of Defense. Someone who has been a prosecutor and a public defender. Kash Patel is could do a fantastic job as director of the FBI.