No.
A president
claiming they can pardon themselves isn’t really feasible. Sure, a president can
pardon anyone but this cannot extend to their own persons.
Someone can
only be pardoned once they’ve been convicted (otherwise there’s nothing to
pardon).
Now, a
president (who is both head of state and head of government) can’t be convicted
of a crime whilst in office.
Thus the
only way for a president to be convicted is for them to be removed from office
first (usually by impeachment).
If a
president has been removed from office, they no longer have the power to pardon
anyone, let alone themselves.
NOTE: This clearly doesn't apply to crimes a president committed before they were in office.
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