Professor Stephen Farnsworth of the University of Mary Washington in Virginia said that no US president has ever tried to pardon himself, and if President Trump attempts to do so he would face a significant legal challenge. "There is a core principle of English common law that states that no person should be a judge in his or her own cause," Farnsworth said.
Stephen J. Farnsworth, Ph.D.
Political Science professor, focusing on the mass media, the presidency and Virginia politics
