Utah Governor Reveals Biden Considered Pardoning Trump in 2023

Republican Utah Governor Spencer Cox reveals in a new memoir that former President Joe Biden privately considered pardoning Donald Trump in August 2023, a move that would have represented an extraordinary act of clemency toward his political rival. The disclosure, detailed in Cox's upcoming book "Off Ramp," offers a rare glimpse into Biden's thinking during a period when Trump faced multiple criminal indictments. According to Cox, the conversation occurred on August 9, 2023, during a presidential visit to Salt Lake City. As the two men rode together in the presidential limousine, Cox suggested that Biden should pardon Trump to help de-escalate partisan tensions. "Mr.