Oh God, here we go.

Donald Trump has suggested to aides he wants to pardon himself in the final days of his presidency, the New York Times reported Thursday, citing two people with knowledge of the discussions.

The Times said Trump since Election Day has told advisers that he is considering giving himself a pardon and, in other instances, asked whether he should and what the impact would be on him legally and politically. But it isn’t clear whether he has broached the topic since he incited his supporters on Wednesday to storm the Capitol in a mob attack, the Times said.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump has suggested to aides he wants to pardon himself in the final days of his presidency, a move that would mark one of the most extraordinary and untested uses of presidential power in American history. w/@maggieNYT https://t.co/ebeJrQEAER

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) January 7, 2021

From the Times:

President Trump has suggested to aides he wants to pardon himself in the final days of his presidency, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions, a move that would mark one of the most extraordinary and untested uses of presidential power in American history.

In several conversations since Election Day, Mr. Trump has told advisers that he is considering giving himself a pardon and, in other instances, asked whether he should and what the effect would be on him legally and politically, according to the two people.

It was not clear whether he had broached the topic since he incited his supporters on Wednesday to march on the Capitol, where some stormed the building in a mob attack.

Twitter is sickened:

He needs to be removed via the 25th amendment or impeachment before he can make this happen. He will absolutely do it if left to his own devices. I promise you. https://t.co/KTkz9ba4wM

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) January 7, 2021

“The White House counsel, Pat A. Cipollone, warned Mr. Trump that he could face legal exposure for the riot given that he had urged his supporters to march to the Capitol and ‘fight’ beforehand.” https://t.co/z7d9ziNY5U

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 7, 2021

If he does so, a federal prosecutor will have no choice but to prosecute him to test the limit of the pardon power.

— Pé (@4everNeverTrump) January 7, 2021

Yet another reason to invoke the 25th and do it quickly, before he can draft that pardon.

— That's HEDLEY! (@HedleyLamarr23) January 7, 2021

so basically he's admitting he committed sedition and plans on continuing to do so, but at the last minute he will go ahead and pardon himself so its ok.

— "The Bootlick Brigade" & the Cuckoo Coup (@YayImNotaBot) January 7, 2021

The meaning of the constitution isn't written in the stars. We don't need to allow this. Under an originalist, logical, policy or historical interpretation the idea of a self-pardon is absurd. https://t.co/3Lml08FLlc

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 7, 2021

This by itself is a reason to remove Trump from office immediately, whether it be via the 25th Amendment or impeachment.

The rule of law is dead if a sitting president can incite an insurrectionist mob to overturn democracy & then pardon everyone involved including himself. https://t.co/XvVgCW2szH

— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) January 7, 2021

I think this would backfire on Trump. As it stands, there's a vanishing low chance DOJ tries to prosecute a former president. The issues are massively complicated, it would threaten norms, and be a mess. But Trump pardoning himself would itself threaten the rule of law. https://t.co/GN1Pz30i1D

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 7, 2021