Republicans Dangling Pardons to Obstruct Justice

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strongly hinted that he would pardon people convicted of crimes related to the 1/6 insurrection by saying he'll be "looking at them very, very seriously," but only if they didn't cooperate with authorities
18 Jun 2022
According to a speech he gave that was covered by multiple outlets -
communicated through close intermediaries to his personal lawyer Michael Cohen that he would pardon him if he didn't cooperate with prosecutors and provide them with potentially damaging information about his business and financial dealings days after the FBI raided Cohen's office and residence
13 Mar 2019
According to the text of two emails obtained by CNN -
publicly signaled he would pardon his former campaign manager Paul Manafort if he refused to cooperate with the Mueller investigation after it was reported Manafort repeatedly lied to federal investigators in violation of his earlier plea agreement
27 Nov 2018
According to an interview Trump gave with the New York Post