Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170722:19:39:00
What the president can or cannot do. joining me now to discuss these issues, joyce vance, a former u.s. attorney in alabama. i'm curious, what is your take on this? can a president pardon himself? i want to read a tweet today where the president asserted his complete power to pardon. he says, while we all agree u.s. president has complete power to pardon, why think of that when only crime so far is leaks against us. fake news, in all caps. >> the president's power to issue pardons comes from the constitution itself, and under the constitution, he can issue a pardon for any crime other than imp...