New survey shows most Americans oppose Trump pardoning himself

Washington, January 18 (RHC)-- The majority of American citizens oppose the idea of U.S. president Donald Trump pardoning himself before leaving the White House on Wednesday.  Sixty-eight percent of Americans are opposed the idea, according to the ABC News/Washington Post poll published Sunday.

Some of his top supporters, including Sean Hannity of Fox News, have openly urged him to pursue a self-pardon.  “The president out the door needs to pardon his whole family and himself because they want this witch hunt to go on in perpetuity. They’re so full of rage and insanity against the president,” Hannity told viewers in December.

Only 28 percent supported the unprecedented phenomenon as Trump was reportedly preparing to issue around 100 pardons.  Fifty-eight percent of respondents in the new poll also supported Twitter's recent decision to permanently ban the president from the platform.

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