# Do you believe that Trump will attempt to pardon himself?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-trump-will-attempt-to-pardon-himself/924660>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 3, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-trump-will-attempt-to-pardon-himself/924660 "2020-11-03T18:25:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-trump-will-attempt-to-pardon-himself/924660/141 "2021-01-20T18:50:37Z")

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It’s OK, Bannon will get indicted for something else or similar soon.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-trump-will-attempt-to-pardon-himself/924660/142 "2021-01-20T21:40:51Z")

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> [@slash2k](#):
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> Assuming the notary him/herself is still around, available to testify, not thoroughly discredited by subsequent allegations of fraud, AND still on Team Trump, yes. However, what happens if the notary isn’t available or, having been screwed by the Donald, decides to say “nope, not my signature”?

Note also that a notary public also keeps a log or journal of all the documents that he notarizes. So if the notary himself isn’t available for whatever reason, his journal may still be if it isn’t lost.

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-trump-will-attempt-to-pardon-himself/924660/144 "2021-01-20T22:36:01Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> > [@slash2k](#):
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> > Assuming the notary him/herself is still around, available to testify, not thoroughly discredited by subsequent allegations of fraud, AND still on Team Trump, yes. However, what happens if the notary isn’t available or, having been screwed by the Donald, decides to say “nope, not my signature”?
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> Note also that a notary public also keeps a log or journal of all the documents that he notarizes. So if the notary himself isn’t available for whatever reason, his journal may still be if it isn’t lost.

According to Professor Google, only 18 states have notary log requirements.

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