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Politics● Low4d ago · Nov 2, 2026, 2:39 PM

Trump floats pardons to ‘protect’ Elon Musk and staffers from Democrat investigations

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Trump said he would consider pre-emptive pardons to protect Elon Musk and other close aides should Democrats take control of Congress

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