Former President Bill Clinton, in an appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Wednesday, said he expects the president. Joe Biden will not preemptively pardon potential targets of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, including Clinton’s wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“If President Biden wanted to talk about it, I would talk to him about it. But I don’t think I should be giving public advice on the pardon power. I think that, too, is a very personal thing, but that’s — I hope he’s not going to do that ” Clinton said.
“Most of us get out of this world ahead of what we would get if it were simple justice. And so it’s usually a stupid thing. You spend a lot of time trying to fix it,” he added.
Former President Bill Clinton on ABC’s “The View”: December 11, 2024.
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President Biden and his top aides They have been discussing possible pardons For people who may be targeted by the new Trump administration, according to a source close to the president. The experts they told ABC News he has the authority to do so according to the Constitution.
Clinton has emphasized that she does not believe any possible indictment of the Trump administration against Hillary Clinton would be valid, arguing that she did nothing wrong during her time at the State Department over the emails — which became controversial. At the end of the 2016 election cycle.
Asked separately about her recent comments that a Republican might have a better chance of becoming the first female president, Clinton said, “The impulse to say that a woman probably shouldn’t be president comes more from the right than the left, in the brain. — and it’s an impulsive thing.”
Former President Bill Clinton on ABC’s “The View”: December 11, 2024.
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He also believes that voters do not always look at the experience of a politician, because they are focused on everyday issues.
“If you’re a detached voter and you’re really concerned about your family’s financial security or your personal safety, then the last thing you want is someone who’s qualified… If you think the sum total of the impact of government action is negative, then maybe you don’t want someone who’s well qualified.” , Clinton said.
“And that’s the danger we’re in now, because it really matters if you know things.”
When asked what might happen after Trump’s victory, Clinton insisted that Trump has pretty much won.
“So I think what we need to do is observe a peaceful transfer of power, stand up for what we believe in and work together when we can,” Clinton said.
Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton attend the 2016 general election kickoff rally for Hillary for America at Temple University’s McGonigle Hall on July 29, 2016 in Philadelphia.
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“I don’t think we should block them, even though they do that to us a lot. I think it’s a mistake,” he added.
During the 2024 campaign cycle, Bill Clinton campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris, and as his primary surrogate. rural areas and talking to working class voters.
Asked how Democrats can win over working-class voters who have opted for Republicans, Clinton said she feels part of the challenge is “cultural” because rural voters are more conservative and are dealing with things they’re not used to.
“The world moves on, and the things that once made sense to people no longer do,” he said. “The world moves on, and things that once made sense to people no longer do. Things that should have made sense no longer do.”
Former President Bill Clinton speaks in support of the Harris Walz presidential campaign at the Fort Valley GOTV Community Fish Fry on October 13, 2024 in Fort Valley, Georgia.
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“We need to stop yelling at each other and listen to each other. We need to have a serious conversation about these things. And I think one of the things that Democrats sometimes do is give up on too many people because the demographics say, I’m not going to be there,” Clinton said.
“Well, that could be, but you know, if you don’t deal with something that’s controversial because you don’t want to hear it, it’s like an insult to the voters.”
Clinton has devoted time to philanthropic and health causes since her presidency, releasing her memoir, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” in November.
“First, it was fun, and second, it was important,” Clinton said of her charity work. “And third, I could do it. And it didn’t matter if the president was Barack Obama or George Bush, we just did the things that humans needed.”
