Trump jokes about "Don't worry, I'll pardon you," and MSM takes the bait and gets another black eye - the "Fake News" moniker is real Trump has held regular meetings to try to speed up the project, and has waved off worries about possible legal violations, suggesting he would pardon officials who pushed forward regardless, according to the Post. “Don’t worry, I’ll pardon you,” he reportedly said in response to legal concerns about the use of eminent domain and contracting procedures. An anonymous White House official told the newspaper that the president is just joking when he makes such statements about pardons. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/28/trump-promised-pardons-to-get-border-wall-built-before-election-report.html