Trump claimed the “absolute right” to pardon himself in a June 4 tweet, but added, “Why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?” Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a member of Trump’s legal team, said during an interview that aired a day earlier on NBC News that a self-pardon would “lead to probably an immediate impeachment.”

No president has ever pardoned himself before, and there is no legal consensus regarding whether its legal. When voters were asked if they think such an action is permissible, Republicans were split — 33 percent said it is, with 36 percent disagreeing — while 32 percent didn’t know or had no opinion. Fifty-eight percent of registered voters overall said it is not legally permissible.

Fifty-nine percent of voters said Trump should not pardon himself, a view shared by 63 percent of independents and 77 percent of Democrats.