NYT: “Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s lawyer who has led the most extensive efforts to damage his client’s political rivals and undermine the election results, discussed with the president as recently as last week the possibility of receiving a pre-emptive pardon before Mr. Trump leaves office.” (I need a pre-emptive pardon for what I’m gonna write when this inevitably happens.)

+ There will be a lot of pardons in coming weeks. The big question: Will Trump try to pardon himself. The Atlantic: The One Word That Bars Trump From Pardoning Himself. (Hint: Grant.)

+ Trump Campaign Lawyer Joe diGenova Says Former DHS Official Chris Krebs Should Be “Taken Out at Dawn and Shot.” (Jan 20 can’t come soon enough…)