Can pardons be kept secret? Attorney Karen Conti explains

by: Vivianne Linou

Posted: Jan 20, 2021 / 08:09 AM CST / Updated: Jan 20, 2021 / 08:10 AM CST

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Harlingen, Texas on January 12, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

There has been plenty of speculation about whether President Trump can issue a self-pardon, but what about secret pardons? Karen Conti, Attorney at ContiLaw, joined Bob Sirott with the facts.