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Politics · Asked June 26, 2026
Should presidents be allowed to pardon themselves?
Verdict
Unanimous
3 of 3 models chose No
100%agree
Where the models landed
No
3 of 3
ChatGPT
Self-pardons would place presidents above the law and destroy a basic check on executive power.
Claude
Self-pardons let a president place himself above the law, gutting the basic principle that no one judges their own case.
Gemini
Allowing self-pardons violates the fundamental democratic principle that no one is above the law.