Biden pledges not to pardon Trump if he is convicted of a crime while Biden is president

The presumptive Democratic nominee made the promise in a joint interview on The Last Word with Stacey Abrams [View in browser]( [Image]( May 15, 2020 [Image]( [Biden pledges to not pardon Trump if he were convicted of a crime after leaving office]( Former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would "absolutely" commit to not pardoning President Donald Trump if he is found guilty of a crime after leaving office. ([The Last Word]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Stacey Abrams: The way to overcome election meddling is to overwhelm the polls with our presence]( Fair Fight founder Stacey Abrams tells Lawrence O'Donnell how to end voter suppression and ensure a fair election in November: "The way to overcome voter misinformation and Russian interference is to overwhelm the polls with our presence."” ([The Last Word]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( ['The governor knew': Newly freed Bridgegate defendant says Chris Christie knew about bridge closing]( Former Chris Christie aide Bill Baroni speaks out about the role of the former New Jersey governor in the Bridgegate scandal. Baroni, whose conviction on fraud and other charges was just overturned in a unanimous Supreme Court decision, says Christie knew about the plot to close lanes of a crucial bridge at rush hour. ([The Beat]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [John Brennan: Trump's targeting of Obama era officials is an ‘abominable abuse of authority’]( The president’s acting DNI declassified a list of Obama era officials who pointed out that Michael Flynn was having conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Former CIA Director John Brennan says the United States is in ‘very serious trouble when you have such blatant political corruption at the highest levels of government.’ ([MSNBC]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( MORE VIDEOS What Trump calls 'Obamagate' is really a bogus conspiracy theory ([11th Hour]() Trump White House now claims it had a pandemic plan all along ([11th Hour]() Biden discusses how coronavirus has factored into his healthcare plan ([The Last Word]() Cuomo: The PPE shortage has now become a testing supply shortage ([Rachel Maddow]() Maddow: Barr's track record makes questions about motives for Burr probe unavoidable ([Rachel Maddow]() Why it’s so difficult to safely reopen schools in the era of COVID-19 ([All In]() Family of Kentucky EMT slain by police demands justice ([MSNBC]() Nancy Pelosi says next relief package's cost ‘not as big as Republican tax scam’ ([MSNBC]() Nancy Pelosi: New coronavirus relief package contains special ACA enrollment period ([MSNBC]() Residents of Beaver County, PA are caught between county and state guidelines ([MTP Daily]() Nicolle Wallace: Trump 'cheering' protester efforts to ignore social distancing rules ([MSNBC]() LA County supervisor: Immigrants are 'scared' to seek COVID-19 treatment ([MSNBC]() Additional 2.98 million people file for unemployment, total rises to 36.5 million ([Ruhle]() Could we see permanent economic damage without more relief? ([Ruhle]() QUOTE OF THE DAY ["I’ll never forget the emails I received from [mask maker] Mike Bowen indicating that our mask supply, or our N95 respirator supply, was completely decimated. And he said, ‘We’re in deep shit. The world is. And we need to act.’ I pushed that to the highest levels of HHS and got no response."]( — Coronavirus response whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright, in House testimony INTO AMERICA [Alternate text]( In episode 15 of the ["Into America"]( podcast, Trymaine Lee talks to NBC National Investigative Reporter Suzy Khimm about her reporting on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on long-term care facilities, like nursing homes. They dive into the numbers, where things stand with federal tracking, and why data matters during a crisis. New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. MORE FROM MSNBC [Image]( With coronavirus cancelling high school graduation ceremonies across the country, join us for Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, a one hour commercial free event. See musical performances, inspirational vignettes, and commencement messages, and a keynote address from former President Barack Obama. Watch tomorrow at 8PM Eastern, 7PM Central on MSNBC. Tell us what you think. [Drop us an e-mail.](mailto:msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com?subject=MSNBC Daily) This newsletter was prepared for you by Stephanie Siek, Geet Jeswani and Stephanie Haberman. Check out ["The Day That Was,"]( our primetime video recap. Were you forwarded this email from a friend? [Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily here](. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)